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 H

解析 "heavy weather"与上文"bad weather"一致,所以H合适。
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