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2013级黑龙江职高班高一英语上学期期中模拟试题02（含答案） B The word “sport” first meant something that people did in their spare time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. About hundred years ago the word was used for the organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. We often talk about “sports and games”. But they sometimes have different meanings. “Game” usually means “a kind of play with rules” while “sport” usually means “something that will bring you entertainment or fun”. People spend a lot of their spare time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other games (or sports). Some 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 such sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best one can make a lot of money. For example, a football player in England earns more than 5,000,000 pounds in a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can make as much money as that. It is only possible to understand sports better if you know golf, tennis and motor-racing are among those which can bring a lot of money. Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is this: the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sport. An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply say “Buy our things”. It says, however, “Buy the same shirt and does as….”. Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their names or a photo of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people’s spare time. 54. The word “sport” now usually means ________. A. something that people do in their spare time B. hunting wild animals and birds C. organized games D. both A and B 55. A professional sportsman is someone who ________. A. plays in his spare time B. plays all the time C. plays for his team without money D. earns money by playing a sport 56. A famous sportsman perhaps makes more money