The number of TV shows that people choose from has expanded over the past few years.

A. become more interesting
B. become more complicated
C. become greater

I am worried about your welfare because all you do is watch TV! You're becoming lazy and unhealthy.

A. resources
B. well-being; happiness
C. reading level

Many parents have begun to monitor the shows their young children watch.

A. check
B. forget
C. contribute to

To quote Harding Lemay, former head writer from the soap opera Another World, " There is a great need in human beings for other humans' stories."

A. to agree to
B. to say his words
C. to confuse

My friends and I are very loyal to this TV show. We never miss it.

A. devoted
B. concerned
C. bored

With satellite TV we have so many options of TV shows to watch.

A. activities
B. lengths
C. choices

Many viewers like soap operas because they feel a strong bond with.

A. behavior
B. connection
C. relative

These two game shows are so similar, I can't tell the difference!

A. alike
B. hard to understand
C. fun to watch

Did you see the episode where Mary told André she had a new boyfriend and was leaving him?

A. channel
B. show
C. character

Fill in the blans with the boldfaced words from Part A.1. Major cable channels now _______ fifty in number.2. TV writers want the audience to feel a(n) _______ with the characters.3. We have a couple of _______ for tonight. We can see a movie or go to a club.4. The librarians _______ every web site that the students use.5. To _______ the weather forecaster, "There is an 80 percent chance of rain for tomorrow."6. The TV station _______ its sports programming because viewers wanted more baseball games.7. My sister is so _______ to her favorite TV show, she won't do anything else when it's on!8. That actor always plays _______ roles on TV. He always plays some kind of bad guy.9. Some soap opera viewers worry about the _______ of the troubled characters.10. Do you know what happened on yesterday's _______ of General Hospital? I didn't watch it.