短文填空,先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。
Are you a TV lover? Can you think of living w TV? Well, you can have a t
this week. A group of Americans, TV-turn off Network, have an i
. They ask children all over the world to turn off their TVs for a week, from April 19 to 25. They want children to watch l
TV.
TV-turn off Network says watching TV too much can bring children big p with school, health and family. Some American scientists d
a study of 1,300 children several years ago. It s
that if children watch too much TV, they won’t do well in school. When children watch lots of TV, they eat more unhealthy food. More of the children get overweight and become ill e
, and, too much TV is also bad for their eyes.
Many American families watch TV at dinner time. So they don’t talk much when they eat together. It’s bad for their family life. After w these programs, some children become violent(暴力倾向的) in real life.
Today, lots of people have already known too much TV is bad for them. If you turn off your TV for a week, maybe you can find something i__ ____ to do.
One cold, rainy evening last October, I was in the hospital collecting medical records. A 43-year-old patient, whom I called Ms A, was （躺） in bed. There were no relatives or friends with her. Even the bed
（旁边） her was empty.
After I finished my work, I was about to leave when Ms A spoke up in her weak （声音）. “I haven’t seen you here
（以前）, doctor. Are you new?” “Not really. It’s just that I don’t come here every day,” I replied. I was
（惊奇的） someone in her condition would want to talk.”
Ms A started talking about （她自己）. She told me that she had three children, “My husband
（死） a year ago and I’m the only breadwinner of my family. We are not rich and my pay
（作为）a cleaner is exactly enough for me and my kids.”
I just sat （安静地） while she talked. She shared her difficulties and sufferings. She also expressed her fear if something bad happened to her. A few days later, when I
（返回） to the ward, I discovered that Ms A had left as her condition had improved.
Even in early times, people could realize the importance of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement hasb____________ the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will
f____________ a way to bring it into reality.
Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naive. With their rich imagination, they will come up with fantastic dreams. History is full ofe___________. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school,
b____________ his achievements were greater than everyone else's in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be e____________ to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to human besides making money for themselves.
Older people should believe that human mind i____________ never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders
r____________ his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world. Chu Shijian, the 85-year-old billionaire, is
b____________ the model which wants to be true entrepreneurs(企业家).
To dream is a wonderful ability w____________ can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were
b____________ by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.
In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc．in aevery family．These are their pets．People love these pets and
rthem as their good friends．Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so
t______ they won’t carry disease．They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store．Some people
saround two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will
afind almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is
a_______ to kill any animals in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal, you would be punished．If an animal
h_____to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it．
People in Canada have many rto like animals．One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours．When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their
ocareer．Then the seniors（老人） will feel lonely．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them
a________．
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A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and said， “Dad， today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old， I’m going to give you 40
， one for each year!” When the boy started， the father shouted， “Andrew， don’t do it now. I’m too busy!”
The boy soon became silent as tears from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry， the father said， “You can finish later.” The boy said
but quietly walked away.
That evening the father said， “Come and finish the kisses now， Andrew!” But the boy didn’t.
Unfortunately， a few days later the father’s birthday， the boy had an accident and died. His sad father wrote：
“If， I would tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words， and how much my heart is hurting.”
Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act， or will take it as a “No” and it can leave a scar (伤痕). If we don’t receive love， our life will lose meaning. Nothing is more important than
love from those who are near and dear to us.
根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。What do you think of those famous_____________(France) writers in history?
She doesn’t know how much money____________(spend) on the present.
The bags are these men’s_____________(wife).
Do you know why he refused ____________(bring) his homework here?
Jay Chou and Quinlivan got ______________(marry) a few months ago
If you work hard, your show will be a big_______________(success).
It’s helpful for us to have good________(read) habits.
You should speak to the old people much_______________(polite).