D. READING
Complete the passage with words from the box.
shift
than
mostly
indicate
held
declines
spans
obese
Today, childhood is spent (1).
games and surfing the Internet. When children do go outside, it tends to be for scheduled
events soccer camp or a fishing derby- (2).
indoors, watching television, playing video
under the watch of adults.
The (3).
to an indoor childhood has accelerated in the past decade, with
in spontaneous outdoor activities such as bike riding, swimming and
touch football, according to separate studies by the National Sporting Goods Association.
In addition, a child is six times more likely to play a video game on a typical day
to ride a bike. The change can be seen in children's bodies. In the 1960s,
Today, 16% are overweight. It can also be seen in their
that children who spend lots of time outdoors have longer
than those who watch lots of television and play video games.
huge (4).
(5).
4% of kids were (6).
brains. Studies (7).
attention (8).