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English magazines will often advertise themselves as being devoted to sport

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问题     English magazines will often advertise themselves as being devoted to sport and leisure. This is (47)______ for to the English sport is seldom leisurely.
    The reason they are lumped together can only be that, in English (48)______, ensure activities share with sport the element of competition so (49)______ to the English way of life. Leisure is a (50)______ and one must make one’s own better than anyone else’s.
    The high flying executive who (51)______ with model helicopters on the common is subconsciously waiting for another high (52)______ with similar toys to compete (53)______. The man who cleans his car in a suburban street on a Sunday morning is really (54)______ a polishing race with his neighbours with every grunting(呼噜声) sweep of the chamois(羚羊皮) leather.
    Even a peaceful pint in the pub can easily turn into a drinking competition if the right adversary turns up.
     When bad weather threatens, the English, unlike other people, do not invariably (55)______ shelter in their houses, for (56)______ weather is the ultimate adversary a worthy and familiar opponent.

             Word Bank:
A. eyes                  I. essential
B. puzzling              J. challenge
C. running               K. strolling
D. with                  L. satisfying
E. flier                 M. equivalent
F. plays                 N. bring
G. take                  O. varied
H. heavy
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答案 B
解析 句中提到对于英格兰人来说，运动很少是悠闲轻松的，而文中却提到英格兰人的杂志经常大肆宣扬其本身就致力于运动和休闲的，所以这就让人困惑了，故B合适。
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