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Since 1870, Americans have witnessed______.

A. a dramatic change in American service system
B. a great change in the daily life of Americans
C. an increase of supermarkets
D. a great increase in the number of experienced people in the production of services

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A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists 【B1】______ pets, build model ships anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists perform. 【B2】______ musical instruments. They collect 【B3】______ from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps.
People 【B4】______ hobbies because these activities 【B5】______ enjoyment, knowledge and relaxation. Anyone can follow a satisfying hobby, 【B6】______ his age, position or income. Hobbies can help a person's 【B7】______ or physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable 【B8】______ helping patients 【B9】______ from illnesses. Hobbies can provide patients with interests that keep them 【B10】______ thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by having them 【B11】______ up interesting hobbies.
【B12】______ modern times, people were too busy 【B13】______ a living to have hobbies. But some people who had 【B14】______ did enjoy hobbies. They have had more time than 【B15】______ for hobbies since automation began to reduce the 【B16】______ time they spent 【B17】______ jobs. Hobbies provide 【B18】______ for workers who do the 【B19】______ tasks all day along. Those who have 【B20】______ hobbies never need to worry about what to do when they have leisure hours.

A. raise
B. feed
C. watch
D. hunt

In terms of success, the Puritans value work high because______.

A. they believe that one can gain success only through work
B. work is the best way to contribute to the society
C. the rewards from work are regarded as the sign of God's love
D. only by working hard will one become rich

In paragraph 2, "catch on" means______.

A. become practical
B. became popular
C. became acceptable
D. become creative

Why does the author offer the example of one woman in paragraph 2? ______.

A. To tell us that smokers will be over-energetic
B. To indicate that smokers have to participate in some activities to help quit smoking
C. To show that the smokers who quit will go to extremes
D. To claim that smokers will be very helpful once the quit smoking

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