Recently, two professors of the University of Nebraska made a weekly television program in which they discussed worthwhile books．Even primary school graduates watched．listened，and learned，Therefore：it is not true that lessons on TV have not been taught in the United States．I doubt the statement that “programmers which inform and enrich the mind in a general manner are waste in schools”There is a need to teach directly by television if we take teaching in the broad sense of the term．

    Direct teaching by television has been explained as a series of television lessons directly related to a particular classroom textbook to satisfy the needs of pupils and teachers in a particular subject．A teacher specialist who also knows television production techniques and uses the modem technology in a television studio to put across his subject will prepare each lesson．

    Will such TV lessons do without the services of a classroom teacher or will they cost him his fame or jobs? No! In fact，without the classroom teacher to review the material，enlarge on it and answer questions that the students may bring up，such TV lessons would not be of very great value．

    The children who watch ETV do so with different results---from very good to fair．Possibly, the programs are too similar or too serious Generally, they are not too long．Very likely, the children who benefit least are the slow learners However, it is believed that there is a bright future for ETV inside and outside the classroom．The time may come, when bigger and clearer screens will be used in the classroom，bigger and better programs will be exchanged between countries and more foreign experts will be brought in，listened to and followed by newcomers in the ETV field．

1．Which of the following suggests the programmed mentioned in paragraph l is popular?

    A．It was shown every week．

    B．Worthwhile books were discussed in it

    C．It was made by university professors．

    D．Even children enjoyed watching it

 2．The underlined phrase“to put across his subject”probably means_______．

    A．to discuss his subject                               B．to learn his subject well

    C．to explain his subject                                  D．to know what he is talking about

 3．Which of the following is TRUE about ETV according to the text?

    A．It requires a good command of modern technology

    B．It call meet all the needs of both teachers and students

    C．It is sure to help different students achieve good results

    D．It can be valuable without classroom teachers

 4．What would be the best title for the text?_______

    A The Future of ETV                                 B．ETU—A New Way of Teaching

    C．The Advantages and Disadvantages of ETV D．The Excitement of ETV