I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1. The attitude to ___ has been much influenced by the great love of the British of moving around and by the ease of travel.

2. Few British people rent houses or flats for their holidays, but one of the traditional ways of spending a summer holiday is in a ___.

3. The names of many holiday camps at the sea are___, because they are really holiday towns or villages.

4. Camping holidays with tents are not so well developed in Britain because of the changeable weather when ___ feel very uncomfortable.

5. Some British tourists have problems with the local shops in foreign countries, especially those which sell ___.

6. The football pools are a big system of ___ on the results of football matches.

7. Rugby football is played with an ____, which may be carried and thrown.

8. There are totalisators at the race-courses, but ___are also allowed to take the ___of the spectators.

9. In nearly every town there is at least one ____ track, on which dogs race after an electric "hare".

10. When the British people use the word hunting they usually mean.

II. Complete the sentences with the best answer (a, b or c).

1. Factory holidays are much concentrated in the period

a) from the 25th of December and 2nd of January.

b) in spring during the Easter festival.

c) between mid-July and mid-August.

2. The British usually spend their annual holiday

a) in the forests of Scotland where it is cool and the air is so fresh.

b) on the coast where there are many seaside resorts and hotels.

c) far away from Britain in Miami in the U.S.A., or in Indonesia.

3. The game that is especially connected with England is

a) cricket.

b) basketball.

c) ice-hockey.

4. For the great mass of the British people the eight months of

a) lawn tennis are more important than the four months of ice-hockey.

b) football playing are more important than the four months of cricket.

c) fishing are most popular starting in early October.

5. English league football is organized

a) in two Divisions with 12 teams in each.

b) in four Divisions with 22 or 24 teams in each.

c) in every school and university of the country.

6. Each team in rugby football or rugger

a) has 15 players who spend much time trying to seize the egg-shaped ball.

b) has 12 players who wear such protective clothing as men playing American football.

c) plays inside sports halls where there are special facilities for the game to be played.

7. Golf and tennis are played

a) by very few people because payment is high.

b) by children at schools after classes.

c) by great numbers of people at excellent golf courses and tennis courts.

III. Are the statements true or false? Correct the false statements.

1. Another popular spectator sport in British life is coarse fishing.

2. A famous race-course is located near Edinburgh, where a popular annual horse race is held called the Derby Cup.

3. An ordinary working man can easily go to horse races if he wants to.

4. Bingo is a popular British game which is usually played outside on green lawns.

5. Rowing in fours and eights occupies a leading place in the sporting life of the British army.

6. In the game of bowling a wooden ball is thrown over a net as in volleyball.

7. Americans use the word "hunting" to include only the shooting of foxes.

8. The British do not pay much attention to the "sporting spirit".

9. You don't need to pay much money for fishing the salmon or trout in Scotland and Wales.

10. Sea-fishing is the sport of the rich.