The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handeD.(1)_____ until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (2)_____ and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (3)_____, but it is still a disadvantage in a world (4)_____ most people are right-handeD.For example, most tools and implements are still (5)_____ for right-handed peoplE.In sports (6)_____ contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot, is often an advantagE.Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the' (7)_____ 'side may result in throwing (8)_____ many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (9)_____ of players who are right-handeD.This is why, in many (10)_____ at a professional level, a (11)_____ proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a wholE.The word 'right' in many languages means 'correct' or is (12)_____ with lawfulness, whereas the words associated (13)_____ 'left', such as 'sinister', generally have (14)_____ associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (15)_____ close association between death and the left hanD.In the past, in (16)_____ western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (17)_____ behind the child's back so that it could not be useD.If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (18)_____ will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (19)_____ people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (20)_____ hanD.A.DownB.NeverC.UpD.Not
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