【C13】A．figuring outB．working outC．missing outD．missing out on

【C3】

A．postponed

B．increased

C．accelerated

D．delayed

dinner, answer the phone, or take a shower. But【C1】______that electronic babysitter is not an educational【C2】______According to a recent research, babies who watch TV are more likely to have【C3】______cognitive development and language at 14 months,【C4】______if theyre watching programs【C5】______for adults and older children. Its surprising that TV-watching made a【C6】______at such a tender age. This new study【C7】______259 lower-income families in New York, most of whom spoke Spanish as their【C8】______language at home. Other studies examining higher-income families have come to the【C9】______conclusion: TV watching not only isnt educational, but it seems to【C10】______babies development. Babies who watched 60 minutes of TV daily had developmental【C11】______one-third lower at 14 months than babies who werent watching that much TV. The【C12】______may be due to the fact that when kids and parents are watching TV, theyre【C13】______talking, playing, and interactions that are【C14】______to learning and development. But what about "【C15】______" TV, like Sesame Street? The researchers didnt find any pluses or minuses when【C16】______to non-educational programs designed for small children, like Sponge-Bob SquarePants.【C17】______research by some of the same scientists has found that parents whose children watch non-educational TV programs like SpongeBob SquarePants spend【C18】______time reading to their children or teaching them. The latest study of educational TV programs like Sesame Street adds more【C19】______to a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics that babies under age【C20】______watch no TV at all.

【C1】

A．hopefully

B．unfortunately

C．interestingly

D．unluckily

【C18】

A．cease

B．aggravate

C．stop

D．accelerate

【C11】

A．adding to

B．resulting in

C．offsetting

D．impacting

【C13】

A．transmits

B．delivers

C．transplants

D．purchases

【C11】

A．cozy

B．content

C．alternative

D．accepted

【C17】

A．sympathetic

B．cautious

C．neglectful

D．mindful

【C15】

A．harder

B．easier

C．more difficult

D．more complicated

【C6】

A．For

B．So

C．Thus

D．But

【C8】

A．integrate

B．divide

C．agitate

D．disturb