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填空题pay for       lower       in favour      improve    compete with
without      able         on               leads to     target
There are many contrasting opinions about advertising. Those __1__ say that advertising educates consumers about new products and services that can help them __2__their lives. It also increases sales so that companies can produce goods at __3__ costs and make things more cheaply. 
They say that adverting helps the economy and provides jobs for many people. ___4__advertising some free radio and TV channels wouldn't be __5__to exist. 
Sporting and other events are sponsored by ads. Ticket prices would be higher without advertisements. _6___ the other side, critics say that consumers _7____advertising through higher prices. 
They say that small companies sometimes have to close because they cannot __8__ larger ones. As a result of advertising, people sometimes buy products that they do not need and often cannot afford.
This leads to higher personal debt. It also _9___ a throwaway society — goods are thrown away and more pollution and waste is produced. Children are very often the main __10__ of advertisers. They sometimes don't know which products are good for them and buy unsuitable things. Fast food and snack companies show ads which encourage eating that leads to obesity and diabetes.

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1. in favor sth.:赞同、赞成;2. help sb. do sth,空格填动词原形,按照上下文意思填improve;3. 与more并列,填比较级;
4. 根据前后文,这里讲没有广告的后果;5. be able to do sth.:能够做某事;
6. on the other side:另一方面;
7. pay for sth.:支付
8. compete with:与……抗争 
9. lead to sth.:导致...10. target:目标,对象

1. in favor  2. improve  3. lower 4. Without  5. able6. On 7. pay for 8. compete with9. leads to 10 . target