(38-40) (6%)  Television can be very helpful when people are careful with the shows they watch. Some high-quality programs help us understand many subjects: science, medicine, the arts, and so on. Besides, television helps very old people to make sense of the world without having to leave the house, as well as sick people in hospitals. It also gives students a helping hand with language practice; their vocabulary grows and they get to practice listening.  Of course, there are several disadvantages to television. Many children watch TV for more hours each day than they do anything else, like studying and sleeping. Some even skip meals for TV. Studies show that after only thirty seconds of TV, a person’s brain becomes slower like it does before the person falls asleep. Something else also happens to the brain. Scientists learn that after children watch a lot of TV, they can often sit down and study a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes, the same as the time between commercials.  Even so, television is just too convenient and useful to keep away from our everyday lives simply because of the disadvantages. Stay with “Quality Television” only. Try creating family rules on the use of television for all family members – both parents and children. It is possible to turn disadvantages into advantages. Since we became parents four years ago, my wife and I have always had a “show” for the family to watch together. Usually at the end of dinner, one of us will say, “Is it show time?” Then we will watch our pick for around thirty to fifty minutes. After it is over, we will always talk about it, often for days. I have learned so much about my wife by sharing things in shows. We also make sure we have something to talk about with our daughters. The famous saying says it all: “Too much of anything is good for nothing.” And a little of something goes a long way.

【題組】38.What does it mean in the reading?
(A) Television.
(B) The brain.
(C) Sleep.
(D) The Subject.