The word “sport” first meant somethin that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting (捕猎) wild animals and birds.
About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their spare time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Such people play because they want to. A few people are paid for the sport they play. These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best one can earn a lot of money.
For example, a professional footballer in England earns more than $3000 a year. The starts earn a lot more. International golf and tennis champions (网球锦标赛) can make more than $50000 in a year. Of course, only a few sporsmen can earn as much money as that. It is only possible in sports for individuals (个人的) like golf, tennis and motor-racing. Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that: the star can earn more money from advertising than from sport. An advertising for sports equipment (设备) does not simply say “Buy our thing”. It says “Buy the same shirt and shoes as…”. Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their name or a photo of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people’s spare time.
根据上文内容判断正(T)误(F)
【小题1】A “professional” sportsman is someone who likes sports very much.
【小题2】 The word “sport” now usually means “organized ” games.
【小题3】 An advertisement for sports equipment just says “Buy our thing”.
【小题4】The sport stars can earn as much money from advertising as from sport.
【小题5】This passage mainly talks about sport and money.

In Canada you can find dogs, horses, etc., in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and think they are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospital to give them injection (注射) so that they won’t catch disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(惩罚).
Old people in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career (事业), then the old will feel lonely. And pets can make them happy. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
【小题1】 The passage mainly tells us people in Canada _________.

A.like to keep pets at homeB.spend a lot of money on pets
C.think killing pets is against the lawD.enjoy showing pets to their friends
【小题2】People give pets injection to make them not __________.
A.run awayB.hurt people
C.get illD.eat much
【小题3】The underlined word “feeder” refers to ________.
A.捕鸟器B.捕虫器C.投食器D.置水器
【小题4】Old people like to keep pets because __________.
A.pets spend less moneyB.pets are quiet and clean
C.pets are easy to take care ofD.pets can make good companies

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