单项选择题

English magazines will often advertise themselves as being devoted to sport and leisure. This is (47) for to the English sport is seldom leisurely.
The reason they are lumped together can only be that, in English (48) , ensure activities share with sport the element of competition so (49) to the English way of life. Leisure is a (50) and one must make one’s own better than anyone else’s.
The high flying executive who (51) with model helicopters on the common is subconsciously waiting for another high (52) with similar toys to compete (53) The man who cleans his ear in a suburban street on a Sunday morning is really (54) a polishing race with his neighbours with every grunting (作呼噜声) sweep of the chamois(羚羊皮) leather.
Even a peaceful pint in the pub can easily turn into a drinking competition if the right adversary turns up.
When bad weather threatens, the English, unlike other people, do not invariably (55) shelter in their houses, for (56) ] weather is the ultimate adversary a worthy and familiar opponent.

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