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When our friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry or
looking at their watches always. It isn't that our friends are all very busy. It is just because we haven't a
TV set. They think that we are very strange.
But what do you do in the evening? They always ask. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I
have hobbies. We certainly don't spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and
painting and often has evening classes for foreign languages. This is very useful because we often go to
other countries for our holidays. I collect stamps and I am always busy with my collection. Both of us
enjoy listening to music and playing chess together.
Sometimes there is power cut and the house is dark. We are not worried because we can just light
candles and chat with each other about what we did before. Our friends are upset at that time because
they don't know what to do without a TV set. On such evenings, our house is always full because my
friends all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television,
everybody talks and plays games.
1. When friends visit my wife and me, they ____.
A. seem to be very busy
B. feel very upset
C. like to talk much
D. are very friendly
2. The couple haven't a television, because ____.
A. they are not rich enough
B. they are strange people
C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways
D. they don't know what to do when there is power cut
3. Both of the couple (夫妻) are interested in ____.
A. learning languages
B. traveling
C. collecting
D. cooking
4. At night when there is no electricity, the couple ____.
A. have to stare at the walls
B. have to go out for candles
C. will welcome many visitors
D. do nothing and sit without any word
5. The writer tries to tell us that ____.
A. the television is useful
B. electricity is important
C. life is enjoyable without television
D. life is impossible without a television
