The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also do voluntary work, especially for charities.
A lot of free time is spent in the home, where the most popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours per week. Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by ‘do-it-yourself’, when people spend time improving or repairing their homes.
The extra time available at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do with sport, normally take place only then. Traditional spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motorcycle racing. Popular forms of exercise are swimming, tennis, ice skating or roller-skating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking.
Question 1: The British spend their free time in ______________.
A. same ways. B. different ways. C. unusual ways. D. special ways.
Question 2: What do The British spend a lot of time for?
A. Repairing their homes. B. Reading newspapers and magazines
C. Inviting friends for a drink. D. Ice skating or roller-skating.
Question 3: Traditional spectator sports include ___________________________________.
A. football, swimming, cycling, motor racing and motorcycle racing.
B. basketball, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motorcycle racing.
C. football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motorcycle racing.
D. football, cricket, horse racing, car racing and motorcycle racing.
Question 4: The word ‘include’ in the passage is the closest in meaning to_______.
A. travel B. live on C. consist of D. relax
Question 5: What does the extra time available at weekends mean?
A. Some leisure activities. B. Traditional spectator sports.
C. Some races. D. Some charities.
