Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
FUN AND GAMES
Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be (1) ________to learn that the game industry now (2) ________ more money than Hollywood. (3) ________ a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has (4) ________ one of the most popular (5) ________ of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (6) ________, capture your imagination and play with your emotions.
The big (7)________, however, is that watching a movie is a passive (8) ________. You have no say in how the plot (9) ________ or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the (10) ________ and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the (11) ________ game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love (12) ________ with the interactive (13) ________ of make-believe.
It is (14) ________ to think of gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the (15) ________ growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
1. A. surprised B. concerned C. admired D. startled
2. A. has B. makes C. does D. gains
3. A. As soon as B. As well as C. As far as D. As long as
4. A. begun B. grown C. sounded D. become
5. A. makes B. branches C. shapes D. forms
6. A. gaze B. attention C. breath D. control
7. A. gap B. variety C. difference D. direction
8. A. pastime B. task C. routine D. employment
9. A. becomes B. develops C. turns D. produces
10. A. movement B. change C. action D. performance
11. A. accurate B. right C. complete D. proper
12. A. match B. story C. secret D. affair
13. A. region B. area C. society D. world
14. A. immoral B. wrong C. false D. dishonest
A. longest B. widest C. biggest D. deepest