5.What surprises people most is that the sports stars get more money from

advertising.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

4. People play sports for different purposes.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

3. Most people play sports only for money.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

2. Now, the word "sport" means what most of the people do in their spare

time.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

1. From this passage we know that ___.

A. some people can earn a lot of money by doing sports

　 B. the development (发展) of sports is slower than any other activity

　 C. most people enjoy sports because they can earn a lot of money

　 D. now sports is only a pastime for people

8.In this passage the word self-service means ____ in Chinese.

　 A. 自选　　　　　　　　 B. 服务周到　　　 C. 送货上门　　　　 D. 货到付款

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Passage 12　 　

Sport

The word "sport" first meant something that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized(组织好的) games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Such people play because they have learned 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 ones can earn a lot of money. For example, a professional footballer in England can earn more than 300,000 dollars a year. The stars earn a lot more. International golf (高尔夫) and tennis champions (冠军) can make more than 500,000 dollars a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much as that.

Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the stars can earn more money from advertising (做广告) than from sports. An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply mean, “Buy our things”. 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 names or a photograph of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people’s spare time.

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Answer the following questions without referring to the reading:

7.People do not have to queue to be served　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

6.Small shops usually close for an hour at lunchtime.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

5.It is not difficult for foreign visitors to buy things in Britain.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

4. Many shops are closed in the afternoon once a week on Tuesday.　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F