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　　The mass media is a big part of our culture, yet it canalso be a helper, adviser and teacher to our younggeneration. The mass media affects the lives of ouryoung by acting as a(an) 1 for a number of institutionsand social contacts. In this way, it 2 a variety offunctions in human life.The time spent in front of the television screen is usuallyat the 3 of leisure: there is less time for games,amusement and rest. 4 by what is happening on the screen, children not onlyimitate what they see but directly 5 themselves with different characters. Americanshave been concerned about the 6 of violence in the media and its 7 harm tochildren 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 theycontinue to gain popularity, these media, 9 television, 10 public concern andresearch attention.Another large societal concern on our young generation 11 by the media, is bodyimage. 12 forces can influence body image positively or negatively. 13 one, societaland cultural norms and mass media marketing 14 our concepts of beauty. In themass media, the images of 15 beauty fill magazines and newspapers, 16 from ourtelevisions 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 adultsare presented with a 19 defined standard of attractiveness, a(n) 20 that carriesunrealistic physical expectations.

　　1.[A]alternative [B]preference[C]substitute [D]representative

　　2.[A]accomplishes[B]fulfills [C]provides [D]suffices

　　3.[A]risk [B]mercy [C]height [D]expense

　　4.[A]Absorbed [B]Attracted [C]Aroused [D]Addicted

　　5.[A]identify [B]recognize [C]unify [D]equate

　　6.[A]abundance [B]incidence [C]prevalence[D]recurrence

　　7.[A]disposed [B]hidden [C]implicit [D]potential

　　8.[A]merged [B]emerged [C]immerged [D]submerged

　　9.[A]apart from [B]much as [C]but for [D]along with

　　10.[A]promote [B]propel [C]prompt [D]prosper

　　11.[A]inspired [B]imposed [C]delivered [D]contributed

　　12.[A]External [B]Exterior [C]Explicit [D]Exposed

　　13.[A]As [B]At [C]For [D]In

　　14.[A]mark [B]effect [C]impact [D]shock

　　15.[A]generalized[B]regularized[C]standardized[D]categorized

　　16.[A]boom [B]bottom [C]brim [D]beam

　　17.[A]over [B]with [C]on [D]at

　　18.[A]play [B]take [C]profit [D]resort

　　19.[A]barely [B]carefully [C]narrowly [D]subjectively

　　20.[A]ideal [B]image [C]stereotype [D]criterion