Comprehension Passage
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Modern football (1)________in Britain in the 19th century. Since before medieval times, ‘folk football’ games had been played in towns and villages according to local customs and with a (2)_______of rules. Industrialisation and (3)________, which reduced the amount of leisure time and space available to the working class, combined with a history of legal prohibitions against particularly (4)________ and destructive forms of folk football to undermine the game’s status from the early 19th century onward. However, football was taken up as a winter game between residence houses at public (independent) schools such as Winchester, Charterhouse and Eton. Each school had its own rules; some allowed limited handling of the ball and others did not. The (5)_________in rules made it difficult for public schoolboys entering university to continue playing except with former schoolmates.
Modern football (1)________in Britain in the 19th century. Since before medieval times, ‘folk football’ games had been played in towns and villages according to local customs and with a (2)_______of rules. Industrialisation and (3)________, which reduced the amount of leisure time and space available to the working class, combined with a history of legal prohibitions against particularly (4)________ and destructive forms of folk football to undermine the game’s status from the early 19th century onward. However, football was taken up as a winter game between residence houses at public (independent) schools such as Winchester, Charterhouse and Eton. Each school had its own rules; some allowed limited handling of the ball and others did not. The (5)_________in rules made it difficult for public schoolboys entering university to continue playing except with former schoolmates.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
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normalisation
2
urbanisation
3
standardisation
4
implementation