¡¡¡¡It¡¯s a Saturday night£what is a group of friends to do?They could go out to a bar or pub, they could enjoy a good meal or they could go to a club£®That¡¯s what may have happened a few years ago£®However, new research has shown that three times as many Britons would rather stay in and cook a meal for friends than have a wild night out£®These people are being described as the Stay Home and Entertain Friends(SHEF)brigade(¶Ó£¬×é)£®
¡¡¡¡Mark is an IT manager from Manchester and could be described as a SHEF£®¡°I like to socialize with my friends, but going out every weekend can be really expensive£®We¡¯ve found another choice; head to the local pub for one or two drinks, then go back to one of our homes for food, drink and some music£®Much less trouble and more fun than going into the city center and struggling to get a taxi at 2 a.m!¡±
¡¡¡¡The survey also found that twice as many men as women associated romance with home-cooked, candlelit dinners with their partners, claming that this was a perfect way for a great Saturday night£®
¡¡¡¡According to another study by insurance company More Than, people are also turning to their homes as a source of entertainment and a shelter from the stress of modern living£®The new¡°staying in¡±culture is driving increased spending on home improvement and entertainments systems within the home£®Many people in the UK have set up home cinemas with plasma screen(µÈÀë×ÓÆÁÄ»)televisions, satellite televisions and DVD players£®
¡¡¡¡Maybe, soon the popularity of this trend of staying in will decline and going out will become the new staying in!
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What would be the best title for the text?
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Trends in Britain Are Always Changing£®
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Staying in Is the New Going Out£®
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Staying in or Going Out?
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Stay in and Enjoy the Romance£®
(2)
A SHEF is a person who ________£®
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is very generous to a friend
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tries to save money by having meals at home
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entertains a friend at home
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invites a friend out for entertainment
(3)
It can be learned from the text that men prefer to stay at home because ________£®
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they feel more pressure from modern life
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they like the romantic atmosphere with their partners
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they don¡¯t like to socialize with their friends at weekends
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their partners don¡¯t like them to go out
(4)
The author thinks that ________£®
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the popularity of this trend of staying in will be increased as time goes on
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people needn¡¯t go out with everything at home
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people will have different trends at different times
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the trend of staying in will stay fixed for a long time
(5)
The underlined phrase¡°staying in¡±in the last sentence of the passage probably means ________£®