Answer the following questions according to the text.
The desires of a child were naturally rather limited in the Victorian era. Toys were simple and comparatively few. There were no bicycles or mechanical models; the average child “made his own fun” from very cheap materials. Really the only shop the child dreamed of entering for his own purposes was the sweatshop. Nowadays a bewildering variety of toys, magazines and entertainment in a multitude of shops, compete for his interest and money; and the boredom of having everything ready-made leads to a constant desire for something new.
1. It is suggested in the passage that the modern child _____.
A) wishes he had been born in the Victorian era.
B) suffers from boredom in spite of all the toys.
C) develops his abilities by playing with toys.
D) is well able to amuse himself.
E) is allowed to eat too much.
2. According to the passage _____.
A) mechanical toys are essential to a child’s happiness.
B) a child should not be left to “make his own fun”.
C) home-made toys give more pleasure than ready-made ones.
D) there was a constant desire for something new.
E) simple toys slow down a child’s development.
3. The passage emphasizes _____.
A) a child should have money to spend on toys.
B) the importance, in childhood, of a large choice of toys.
C) how lucky the modem child is.
D) that sweets are not good for the health.
E) the difference between a Victorian childhood and a present-day one
