The word "sport" first meant something that people did in
their (11) . Later it often meant hunting wild animals and
birds. About a hundred years ago, the word was first used for organized games.
This is the (12) meaning of the word today. People spend a
lot of their time playing basketball, football, tennis and many other sports.
Such people play Sports because they (13) . A few people are
paid for the sports they play. These people are called professional sportsmen.
They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best ones
can (14) a large sum of money. For example, a professional
footballer in England earns more than 30,000 dollars a year. The sports stars
earn a lot more. (15) golf and tennis champions can make more
than 500,000 dollars a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much
money as that.