When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children, one mother said, " My 11 -year-old daughter doesnt like watching the news. She has【C1】______about what she has seen. One time, she watched a report about a person who killed a family member with a knife. That night she dreamed that she too was being killed. " Another interviewee said: " My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes(龙卷风)from elsewhere in the country. For weeks【C2】______, she was terrified. She【C3】______call me on the phone, convinced that a tornado was coming her way and that she was going to die. " Do you think disturbing news reports can frighten children? In one survey, nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been【C4】______by something they saw in the news and that,【C5】______, the children had feared that a similar event would happen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children often【C6】______the news differendy from adults. For example, small children may believe that a【C7】______that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly. A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distort a childs【C8】______of the world. True, we live in " critical times hard to【C9】______. But repeated exposure to disturbing news reports can cause children to develop lasting fears. " Children who watch a lot of TV news【C10】______to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to be a more dangerous place than it actually is," observes the Kaiser Family Foundation.
【C1】
A. thoughts
B. nightmares
C. ideas
D. pictures