Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?
Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.
No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.
But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.
The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.
(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)
What did the researchers find about Americans’ TV habits in their survey
A.TV distracts most people from doing other activities.
B.People who seldom watch TV spend more time on children than frequent watchers.
C.60% of frequent watchers often do others things while the TV is on.
D.Infrequent watchers do a more variety of activities than others.
a. Max: sports
b. Elizabeth: music
c. Mitchell: fashion
d. Yana: social media
e. Joe: comics
Bài nghe:
1.
Interviewer: Max, are you into sports?
(Max, bạn có thích thể thao không?)
Max: Yes, I like a lot of sports, I like football in particular. I'm a big football fan. I support Manchester United.
(Vâng, tôi thích rất nhiều môn thể thao, đặc biệt là bóng đá. Tôi là một fan hâm mộ bóng đá lớn. Tôi ủng hộ Manchester United.)
2.
Interviewer: Are you interested in music, Elizabeth?
(Bạn có quan tâm đến âm nhạc không, Elizabeth?)
Elizabeth: Yes, I like music.
(Vâng, tôi thích âm nhạc.)
Interviewer: What kind of music do you like?
(Bạn thích thể loại nhạc nào?)
Elizabeth: Dance music, mainly, and hip hop. I like Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott - they're cool.
(Chủ yếu là nhạc khiêu vũ và hip hop. Tôi thích Nicki Minaj và Missy Elliott - họ rất tuyệt.)
3.
Interviewer: Mitchell, do you spend much money on clothes?
(Mitchell, bạn có tiêu nhiều tiền vào quần áo không?)
Mitchell: Um, yeah, I spend quite a lot. I'm really into fashion and I like to buy new things. I'm always reading magazines and looking out for the latest styles.
(Um, yeah, tôi tiêu khá nhiều. Tôi thực sự thích thời trang và tôi thích mua những thứ mới. Tôi luôn đọc tạp chí và tìm kiếm những phong cách mới nhất.)
4.
Interviewer: Do you follow anyone on social media, Yana?
(Bạn có theo dõi ai trên mạng xã hội không, Yana?)
Yana: Yes, I'm on Twitter and Instagram and I follow quite a few people. Some are celebrities, some are people I know.
(Vâng, tôi có trên Twitter và Instagram và tôi theo dõi khá nhiều người. Một số là người nổi tiếng, một số là những người tôi biết.)
5.
Interviewer: What kind of games are you into, Joe? And do you spend much time playing them?
(Bạn thích loại trò chơi nào, Joe? Và bạn có dành nhiều thời gian để chơi chúng không?)
Joe: I'm not crazy about games, to be honest. I've got one or two games on my phone, but that's all. I don't play them much. I'm more into comics and action figures. You know, Batman, X-Men, that sort of thing.
(Thành thật mà nói, tôi không mê game. Tôi có một hoặc hai trò chơi trên điện thoại, nhưng chỉ có thế thôi. Tôi không chơi chúng nhiều. Tôi thích truyện tranh và nhân vật hành động hơn. Bạn biết đấy, Batman, X-Men, đại loại thế.)