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22. As it is stated in the passage, THE BABY BOOM ...
A) had a negative effect on the prosperity of people. B) was the result of unusually good job prospects.
C) occurred just before World War II broke out.
D) resulted from a mixture of developments that happened during the war.
23. The reason why young people married early and had more children is that they ...
A) learnt many people died unnecessarily in World War ll.
B) felt much better off economically than their parents.
C) wanted to contribute to the welfare of the world by having more children.
D) thought their children would find well-paid jobs
24. The meaning of the word PROSPECTS in the text is …
A) views B) conditions C) forecasts D) wealth


Lacrosse is the national game of Canada and was developed there around 1850 and later in the US in 1877, from the centuries old Indian baggataway, played by rival tribes with teams numbering thousands. The name, French for "the crook", is from the stick used. The modern game is played on a field 100 by 60 metres, with caged goals about two metres square. A team consists of ten players: defence men, midfield players, attack players and a goalkeeper. The object is to score goals by carrying, throwing or batting a sponge rubber ball with the stick, which has a 25 centimetre net at the end. Only the goalkeeper may touch the ball with his hands, and the game is divided into four quarters of 15 minutes each.
25. We learn from the passage that today, lacrosse is played ...
A) by teams of thousands of people at the same time. B) by people riding horses and carrying sticks.
C) by teams of ten players in four distinct positions. D) on a field many times the size of a football pitch.
26. According to the passage a lacrosse game...
A) is played for sixty minutes in four sections. B) allows the players to handle the ball with hands.
C) requires the teams to employ a lot of players. D) is only popular among the Indians living in Canada.