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What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time  1  , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and  2  ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.
   The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets  3   and participate in activities  4   drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the  5  , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated,  6   people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which  7   are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on  8  .”  
  According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average  9   in the US spend  10   time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV  11   has made many kids grow fat.  12  , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most  13   generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”