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Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following blanks.
SPECTACULAR SPORTS
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example, football or baseball, (1) _______ in Europe or the USA in the 19th century. This did not happen by chance. It was the result of changes in the (2) ______ people lived in those places at that time. Until then more people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no (3) ______ time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the 19th century, first in Europe and then in the USA. For the first time most people began to live in towns, and they (4) _______ themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than (5) ______ before. This resulted (6) _______ the need for the organized entertainment. Suitable games were developed or invented, typically team games, in which the crowds could (7) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they needed in their free time. The (8) ______ explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (9) _______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games such as football, tennis, and baseball (10) ______that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.
1. A. started B. stemmed C. came D. appeared
2. A. manner B. style C. method D. way
3. A. steady B. square C. regular D. normal
4. A. found B. realised C. presented D. noticed
5. A. just B. having C. ever D. previously
6. A. from B. by C. with D. in
7. A. choose B. take C. select D. decide
8. A. recent B. late C. lately D. later
9. A. need B. requirement C. request D. demand
10. A. signifies B. concludes C. means D. states
SPECTACULAR SPORTS
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example, football or baseball, (1) _______ in Europe or the USA in the 19th century. This did not happen by chance. It was the result of changes in the (2) ______ people lived in those places at that time. Until then more people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no (3) ______ time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the 19th century, first in Europe and then in the USA. For the first time most people began to live in towns, and they (4) _______ themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than (5) ______ before. This resulted (6) _______ the need for the organized entertainment. Suitable games were developed or invented, typically team games, in which the crowds could (7) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they needed in their free time. The (8) ______ explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (9) _______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games such as football, tennis, and baseball (10) ______that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.
1. A. started B. stemmed C. came D. appeared
2. A. manner B. style C. method D. way
3. A. steady B. square C. regular D. normal
4. A. found B. realised C. presented D. noticed
5. A. just B. having C. ever D. previously
6. A. from B. by C. with D. in
7. A. choose B. take C. select D. decide
8. A. recent B. late C. lately D. later
9. A. need B. requirement C. request D. demand
10. A. signifies B. concludes C. means D. states