Television is the greatest communication medium ever designed and operated by man．It sends into the human brain an 【B1】______ amount of opinions and information and 【B2】______ moral and artistic standards for all of us．Every minute of a television programme teaches us something．It is never neutral (中立的) 【B3】______ ．For example, how and when public issues are 【B4】______ depends in large part 【B5】______ how they are treated by the television networks in entertainment 【B6】______ news and public affairs programmes．What the American people think about government and politics in 【B7】______ , as well as a favorite candidate in 【B8】______ , is largely influenced by 【B9】______ .
Unfortunately, commercial television seldom 【B10】______ anything of value to our lives．Many American express a deep hostility (敌意) 【B11】______ television because they know most TV programmes are 【B12】______ poor quality and that something these programmes are even 【B13】______ .
The question is: how can television be improved? There are many things the ordinary 【B14】______ can do．For example, he 【B15】______ complain to his local TV stations about offensive advertising．He can 【B16】______ citizens' groups to urge local TV stations to 【B17】______ their programmes．【B18】______ these groups should propose regular yses of special TV commercials and programmes by educators, doctors, etc．to 【B19】______ the influence of these programmes on children and s．Television can be our most exciting medium if we just think about 【B20】______ to improve it.