Being out of work and having two young children, ______（夫妻俩发现勉强维持生计是不可能的).

ts ______.

.

and______.

in danger.

Surfing is a thrilling and dangerous activity in which a person

balances on a board and rides the surface of a big, crash ocean wave. 【S1 ______.

Channel surfing is a bit different. In this activity a person sits on a couch

and pushes the button of a television remote-control devices many times a

minute check and recheck all the channels. In the United States, channel 【S2】______.

surfing is by far the more popular sport. When television first replaced

radio, in the 1950s. channel surfing was known. Back then, there were 【S3】______.

only a few stations. Viewers had their favorite shows and watched it 【S4】______.

devotedly all the way through. In fact, studies showed that when a family

sat down to watch a favorite program at 7 p. m. , they stayed with the

same channel rest of the evening. With the coming of the cable television. 【S5】______.

dozens of channels now offer a great variety of featured films, situation 【S6】______.

comedies, news, weather, talk, science shows, documentaries, and

advertising. Facing with so many choices, viewers often become quiet and 【S7】______.

feel a need to check, in all the other stations. 【S8】______.

Some studies show that men m a unique U.S. household usually want 【S9】______.

to hold the remote control and surf the channel: women usually like to

choose one program and watch through. 【S10】______.

【S1】

reatened ______.