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Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or basketball, started in Europe or the USA in (1) ………. nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the result of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.
Until then (2) …..……. people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had (3) ……..… regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and then in the USA. (4) ……….. the first time most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before.
This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or (5) ………. invented, typically team games, in (6) ……….. the crowded could take sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they needed in (7) ………….. free time.
The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, (8) …….…. caused an increase in demand for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games (9) ……….…. as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports (10) ……….. certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or basketball, started in Europe or the USA in (1) ………. nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the result of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.
Until then (2) …..……. people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had (3) ……..… regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and then in the USA. (4) ……….. the first time most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before.
This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or (5) ………. invented, typically team games, in (6) ……….. the crowded could take sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they needed in (7) ………….. free time.
The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, (8) …….…. caused an increase in demand for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games (9) ……….…. as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports (10) ……….. certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.