Read the following passage and choose the best option for each of blanks.
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1) ____in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2) _______of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______in the USA. For 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 were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ________for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.
Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______sides and become involved.
Choose: lựa chọn
Take side: chọn đứng về phía nào
Select: chọn
Decide: quyết định
Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) take sides and become involved.
Tạm dịch: Trò chơi phù hợp được phát triển hoặc được phát minh, điển hình là các trò chơi theo nhóm, trong đó đám đông có thể chọn đứng về bên nào và tham gia.
Read the following passage and choose the best option for each of blanks.
A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1) ____in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2) _______of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______in the USA. For 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 were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ________for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.
The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ________for sports as entertainment.
A. requirement (n) điều đòi hỏi, điều yêu cầu
B. need (n) sự cần thiết
C. request (n) sự thỉnh cầu, sự yêu cầu
D. demand + for (n) sự đòi, sự yêu cầu, nhu cầu
The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) demand for sports as entertainment.
Tạm dịch: Sự bùng nổ gần đây của truyền hình, với việc giới thiệu các kênh vệ tinh và cáp, đã làm tăng nhu cầu về thể thao như giải trí.
