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Reading Comprehension
Volume 6, Number 8, October 30, 2000
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You really have to get very old before you realize you’re old. I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and __1__ things to the way life is for __2__ kids. Some things have certainly changed.
One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the other hand, have been __3__.
When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning to get __4__. My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola set. I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the __5__ guys on that awesome electronic machine. That was exciting!
Now, __6__ have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic. The new high definition sets are made to rival __7__ screens.
The variety and quantity of programming has __8__ greatly. There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever watch. There are many fine entertainment and educational __9__. There’s also a lot of garbage, stuff that most parents don’t want their kids exposed to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is good.
I wonder what __10__ will be like when today’s kids are my age.
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| 1. forget | remember | compare | miss |
| 2. today's | yesterday's | tomorrow's | poor |
| 3. great | huge | setbacks | remarkable |
| 4. gone | replaced | expensive | popular |
| 5. old | good | bad | best |
| 6. films | movies | billboards | televisions |
| 7. movie | video | watch | telephone |
| 8. loss | increased | decreased | played |
| 9. books | shows | authors | awards |
| 10. movies | food | cars | television |
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