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A Small Screen , Some Big Changes

How has TV ____________________ our lives ?
Before television , people got their news from the ____________________ or the radio . For entertainment , they went to the theater to see lives shows or movies , or had ____________________ that they could do at home , such as stamp collecting or making model ____________________ .

What was TV like in the ____________________ days ?
TV started to become popular in the 1950s . In 1950 , there were about 10 ____________________ televisions in the U . S . . All the shows were in black and white . There were ____________________ one or two channels , and they were only on in the afternoons and ____________________ .

How did people ____________________ TV back then ?
In the early days of television , the family used to watch TV ____________________ because there was usually only one TV at home . The new idea of " TV Dinner " ( ____________________ food that you can heat up and serve ) became popular . In those days , ____________________ TV was a family or social event . People were amazed that they could see live sports in their homes or get the latest news ____________________ .

How has TV ____________________ ?
In 1954 , TV networks started to broadcast in color , and by 1970 , there were ____________________ million color sets in the U . S . . Today , TV sets are cheaper . We have 24 - ____________________ news and hundreds of channels . TV is lon longer amazing . It is an accepted ____________________ f our daily ____________________ .