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During the past hundred years, the railway, the car, the radio, the cinema and now the TV, have produced very  1  changes in the amusement (娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)) with which people pass their  2  time.
A hundred years  3 , people were in the habit of making their own amusements. When a group of people  4  together, they talked, played cards or other games, read aloud to each other, or went out riding, shooting or walking. Most people could sing a little or play  5, so at a party the guests amused each other. Above all, conversation was an art. Amusing conversation could  6  people happy for hours.
As for games,  7  football and tennis, people were also in the habit of playing them themselves. Most of them did not play very well,  8  they amused themselves and their friends. Nowadays we are amused  9  professional (專業(yè)的) singers or players.  10  listen to your friends singing when you can hear the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? What about playing football with players who  11  very good at it when you can see some of the best players playing an important match? You may just sit comfortably  12  and watch the game without the trouble of going outside.
The art of conversation and the habit of playing and singing are dying. People are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and  13  doers and talkers. This change does more  14  to people than good. It is better to do something not very well oneself than  15  to sit and watch others doing it.
小題1:
A．greatB．muchC．wellD．big
小題2:
A．busyB．freeC．workD．day
小題3:
A．laterB．before C．a(chǎn)goD．passed
小題4:
A．cameB．gotC．workedD．put
小題5:
A．basketballB．the basketballC．pianoD．the piano
小題6:
A．keepB．madeC．bringD．let
小題7:
A．for exampleB．such asC．likeD．for
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．forC．butD．so
小題9:
A．ofB．onC．inD．by
小題10:
A．Why notB．Why don’tC．How aboutD．What about
小題11:
A．isB．a(chǎn)reC．is notD．a(chǎn)re not
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)t a cinemaB．a(chǎn)t schoolC．a(chǎn)t homeD．in a park
小題13:
A．muchB．littleC．moreD．less
小題14:
A．harmB．harmfulC．badD．badly
小題15:
A．sometimesB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．usuallyD．never

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:D
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:B
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