46  the past hundred years, the railway, the car, the radio, the cinema and now the TV, have produced very great  47  in the amusement(娱乐活动) with which people pass their  48  time.

   A  49  years ago, people were in the habit of making their own amusements. When a group of people  50  together, they talked, played cards or  51  games, read aloud to each other, or went  52  riding ,shooting or walking. Most people could sing  53 , or play the piano, so at a party the guests amused each other. Above all, conversation was an art: amusing conversation could  54  people happy for hours.

   As for games  55  football and tennis, people were also in the habit of playing  56 themselves. Most of them did not play very well, but they amused themselves and their friends. Nowadays we are amused  57  professional (专业的) singers or players.  58  listen to your friends  59  when you can hear the great singers of the world  60  the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who  61  very good at it when you can see some of the best players playing an important match? You may just sit comfortably  62  and watch the game  63  the trouble of going outside.

   The art of conversation and the habit of playing and singing are dying: people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and  64  doers and talkers. This change does people more harm than good; it is better to do something not very well oneself than  65 to sit and watch others doing it.

46.  A. On
B. At
C. After
D. During
47. A. singer
B. pleasure
C. changes
D. danger
48. A. busy
B. free
C. work
D. day
49. A. hundred
B. thousand
C. century
D. few
50. A. come
B. put
C. got
D. worked
51. A. other
B. the other
C. another
D. else
52. A. out
B. on
C. inside
D. to
53. A. little
B. a little
C. lot
D. A lot
54. A. made
B. bring
C. let
D. keep
55. A. such as
B. for example
C. like
D. for
56. A. it
B. them
C. that
D. ones
57. A. of
B. by
C. in
D. on
58. A. Why
B. Why not
C. What about
D. How about
59. A. saying
B. talking
C. playing
D. singing
60. A. from
B. in
C. by
D. over
61. A. is not
B. are not
C. is
D. are
62. A. at home
B. at a cinema
C. at school
D. at a hospital
63. A. with
B. in
C. within
D. without
64. A. much
B. little
C. more
D. less
65. A. sometimes
B. usually
C. always
D. never

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