Withthesteadyincreaseintheamountofleisuretimethatpeopleenjoytoday,theimportanceofbusinessesthatdealwithleisureproductsandservicesisalsosteadilyincreasing.Amongthem,touristindustryisoneofthebiggestindustriesofthis
Withthesteadyincreaseintheamountofleisuretimethatpeopleenjoytoday,theimportanceofbusinessesthatdealwithleisureproductsandservicesisalsosteadily
increasing.Amongthem,touristindustryisoneofthebiggestindustriesofthiskind.Providingtransportationandaccommodationsfortourists—andguides,brochures,
souvenirs—isoneofthemajorindustriesinmanycountries.Sincepeoplearenowhavinglongervacationsandaremoreandmoreinterestedinseeingotherpartsofthe
world,thisbusinesswillnodoubtcontinuetogrow.
Anotherindustryobviouslydevotedtoleisureisentertainment.Movies,TVshows,concertsandplaysareusuallyintendedforourleisure.Thesamecanbesaidofmost
books,excepttextbooks.Professionalsportsmakemoneybecausepeoplepaytowatchthemintheirfreetime.Thislistcouldbegreatlyextended.Butevenamongthese
industries,wehavementionedonlypartofthepicture.ThepeoplewhomaketheTVsetsandbuildthetheatresandtouristhotelsareasmuchapartoftheleisureindustry
asthesingersorthehotelclerks.
1.Whatmakesleisurebusinessimportantaccordingtothepassage?
A)Peopleˊsleisuretimeisincreasing.
B)Morepeopleareinterestedinseeingotherpartsoftheworld.
C)Improvedtransportationandaccommodationconditions.
D)Longervacationsareofferedthanbefore.
2.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonthattouristindustrywillcontinuetodevelopis______.
A)transportationismoreconvenient
B)accommodationismorecomfortable
C)guidesareofferingbetterservices
D)peoplearemorewillingtotravel
3.Whatdoweknowaboutentertainmentfromthepassage?
A)Entertainmentisthelargestleisureindustry.
B)Movies,TVshows,concertsandbooksareusuallyintendedforourleisure.
C)Peopleareusuallyreluctanttopaytowatchprofessionalsports.
D)MakingTVsetsandbuildingtheatresarealsopartofentertainmentindustry.
4.Thelistofentertainmentindustriesinparagraph2____________.
A)coversalltheaspectsoftheseindustries
B
