Task 3 本刊试题研究中心

In the past， people used to make clothes and do repairs on things in the house more than nowadays. I think the difference between then and now has been___1___by a number of reasons such as the quantity of other___2___， the differences in jobs and in lifestyles， etc.

In the past， after people finished their workdays， it was still___3___and they didn't have too many other activities to do，___4___they spent their free time doing some repairs and many women used to make clothes（Most of them didn't even have a job）. Nowadays，___5___， a large number of women work and both men and women have to deal with the pressure of work and they usually work___6___hours， so they have little time to do repairs or make clothes themselves.

Another reason that has led to this___7___is that people have less and less time for a___8___that requires a lot of time. And when their hobby needs some knowledge， they have little time to learn it. Because everything that they want to___9___is more technical and complicated than before， doing repairs takes up too much___10___and people nearly always have to turn to a qualified technician.

Besides， traditions are being lost because people learn traditions from their___11___when they are young， but nowadays， young people have too many hobbies like sports， video games， computers， cinemas， amusement parks， chat rooms and___12___spend any of their free time___13___their parents.

___14___， globalization and the great technical advances in the home are also contributing factors， so this situation is___15___around the world.

1. A. planned                      B. allowed                        C. caused                           D. noted

2. A. habits                       B. thoughts                      C. activities                       D. judgments

3. A. special                        B. hot                                 C. normal                           D. early

4. A. but                               B. so                                               C. if                                               D. because

5. A. however                     B. therefore                        C. otherwise                       D. besides

6. A. flexible                      B. long                                C. difficult                          D. happy

7. A. mistake                     B. relationship                   C. idea                               D. situation

8. A. job                               B. dream                             C. hobby                                      D. meeting

9. A. fix                                       B. buy                                  C. copy                                 D. check

10. A. luck                          B. power                                      C. courage                         D. time

11. A. teachers                           B. friends                           C. neighbors                       D. parents

12. A. hardly                      B. usually                           C. actually                           D. completely

13. A. looking after           B. learning from                C. cheering for                           D. knowing about

14. A. After all                    B. At least                          C. For example                            D. At last

15. A. happening               B. passing                          C. disappearing                           D. serving