Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word
(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.
The mass media is a big part of our culture, yet it can also be a helper,
adviser and teacher to our young generation. The mass media affects the lives of
our young by acting as a (an) 1 for a
number of institutions and social contacts. In this way, it
2 a variety of functions in human life.
The time spent in front of the television screen is usually at the 3 of leisure: there is less time for games,
amusement and rest. 4 by what is
happening on the screen, children not only imitate what they see but directly
5 themselves with different characters.
Americans have been concerned about the 6 of violence in the media and its 7 harm to children and adolescents for at least forty years. During this
period, new media 8 , such as video
games, cable television, music videos, and the Internet. As they continue to
gain popularity, these media, 9 television, 10 public concern and
research attention. Another large societal concern on our young
generation 11 by the media, is body
image. 12 forces can influence body
image positively or negatively. 13 one,
societal and cultural norms and mass media marketing
14 our concepts of beauty. In the mass media, the images of
15 . beauty fill magazines and
newspapers, 16 from our televisions and
entertain us 17 the movies. Even in
advertising, the mass media 18 on
accepted cultural values of thinness and fitness for commercial gain. Young
adults are presented with a 19 defined
standard of attractiveness, a (n) 20 that carries unrealistic physical expectations.