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