During the past hundred years,the car,the radio.the cinema,and now television,have produced great changes in the amuseme
During the past hundred years,the car,the radio.the cinema,and now television,have produced great changes in the amusements with which people pass their __1__time.
A__2__years ago,people were in the habit of making their own amusement.When a group of people were gathered toghther,they talked,played cards,or other games,or went out riding,shooting or talking toghther.Most people could sing a little,or__3__some musical instrument.Conversation was an__4__.Interesting conversation could __5__people happy for hours.
__6__games such as football and cricket,people were also in the habit of playing them themselves.Most of them did not play very well,__7__they enjoyed themselves.
Nowadys we are amused by professional singers or play.__8__listen to your friends singing when you can__9__the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV?Why play football with players who are not very good when you can go to __10__some of the best players in your country playing an important match?You may just sit comfortably__11__and watch the game without the __12__of going outside.
The art of conversation and the__13__of playing and singing are__14__;people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners,and less doers and talkers.This change does people more harm than good;it is better to do something __15__well oneself than always to sit and watch others doing it.
1 A busy B free C good D day
2 A hundred B thousand C century D few
3 A make B sing C do D play
4 A are B interest Cfun D importance
5 A let B make C keep D cause
6 A although B since C when D as for
7 A but B so C because D and
8 A why Bwhy not C how about D how about not
9 A watch B become C hear D admire
10 A join in B play with C watch D find
11 A at home B at a cinema C anywhere D in the office
12 A problem B thouble C question D difficulty
13 A are B habit C idea D interest
14 A growing B developing C dying D going
15 A fairly B not very C rather D quite
1B 2D 3D 4B 5B 6D 7A 8A 9C 10C 11A 12A 13D 14C 15B