Exercise 5
People’s interests change and develeop over time and people often like different activities (1)__________different stages of their lives. Children and teenagers, for example, often enjoy doing activities that they find exciting, such as rollerblading or skateboarding. When peole settle down and start (2)__________family, they may prefer relaxing activities, such as reading magazines or listening to music. Many people who (3)__________playing computer games as children later lose interest. But what about those who (4)__________stop playing them? What (5)__________some people stick with certain activities throughout their lives? Perhaps (6)__________people simply choose not to grow up. But it’s more likely that if a child (7)__________an activity which helps them to relax in difficult times, they will carry on doing it. All of us have different ways of relaxing, and playing computer games can be (8)__________as good as meeting friends or playing sports for some people.
1. A. in B. at C. while D. from
2. A. Ø B. a C. the D. an
3. A. have started B. started C. start D. had started
4. A. since B. ever C. never D. forever
5. A. makes B. does C. brings D. creates
6. A. some B. more C. much D. less
7. A. is finding B. finds C. find D. could find
8. A. exactly B. like C. just D. alike