[单项选择]Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.
A. lessened
B. declined
C. affected
D. effected

[单项选择]Many critics believe that ______.

[单项选择]According to the critics, rent control______.


A. will always benefit those who rent apartments
B. is unnecessary
C. will bring negative effects in the long run
D. is necessary under all circumstances

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A lot of people believe that television has a harmful effect on children. A few years ago, the same criticisms were made of the cinema. But although child psychologists have spent a great deal of time studying this problem, there is not much evidence that ’television brings about juvenile delinquency.
Few people in the modern world share the views of parents a hundred years ago. In those days, writers for children carefully avoided any reference to sex in their books but had no inhibitions about including scenes of violence. These days children are often brought up to think freely about sex but violence is discouraged. Nevertheless, television companies receive a large number of letters every week complain about programmes with adults themes being shown at times when a few young children may be awake. Strangely enough, the parents who complain about these programmes see no harm in cartoon films for children in which the villain, usually either
A. include scenes of violence
B. deal with unpleasant subjects
C. contain cruelty or violence in a context they associate with their own situation
D. are full of wild animals

[单项选择]Why do the critics criticize advertisers
A. Because advertisers often brag.
B. Because critics think advertisement is a "waste of money".
C. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.
D. Because customers pay more.