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　　DON'T have much time to watch TV? This Sunday, November 21, you may have a good excuse - it's World Television Day.The United Nations (UN) made the day in 1996. It wants different countries to know each other better by TV.

　　Today, there are more than one billion (十億) televisions around the world. There are more televisions than homes with running water. In many countries, television even goes into places without electricity (電). They use batteries (電池) to watch TV.

　　Television is a window on the world. Without TV, we couldn't watch the Olympic Games in Athens. We could not see our favorite shows, or the NBA...Without TV, we would not see the lives of foreign kids. Do they also have a lot of homework? Do they also like watching TV? Without TV, we would not meet Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. We would miss many great cartoons. We could not share () them with our friends.

　　"Television can be very good. It can teach lots of people about the world around them. It can show us we are in many ways the same as our neighbors, near and far. It can bring light to the dark places." said Annan, the Secretary General of the UN.

　　Finish the story. Choose the best answer for each sentence:

　　6．The story mainly tells us ____.

　　A. how people use television                B. why people like watching TV

　　C. general knowledge of fixing TV        D. about the pop programs on TV

　　7．Without TV, we could not ___________.

　　meet Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck     B. watch the Olympic Games in Athens

　　C. see the lives of foreign kids                D. all above

　　8．There are ________ years since World Television Day began?

　　A. 13                  B. 11                C. 9                D. 7

　　9．The expression "neighbor" is closest to "__________".

　　A. parents-in-law         B. elder brother     C. elder sister      D. people live in next door

　　10．From the story we can tell ____.

　　A. World Television Day was on November 21st ten years ago

　　B. people can know everything in the world by TV

　　C. people couldn't see any cartoons without TV

　　D. TV can make different countries know each other better