问题详情：
It takes plenty of time for some adults to try to stop children playing. They are usually people who think of play as being the 41 of work and therefore a waste of time. For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, 42 must spend time doing the 43 things. Regardless of this, children 44 playing, and so do other young animals. It is quite 45 to keep both a small child and a young cat 46 for hours with a piece of paper.
Hunting may be the most obvious skill 47 in play, but it is far from being the only one. Lambs and goat kids play 48 , although as adults they will never 49 anything other than some grass. But for these young animals too, 50 is an important part of learning. Sheep and goats are 51 hill and mountain animals. Running and skipping exercise young legs and develop a strong sense of 52 that will keep them safe on the steepest rocks.
53 animals’ play, children’s play is not so different. 54 trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility 55 in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.
What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of 56 , so maybe one of the best ways for 57 to learn is also by playing. Children find playing is fun, but __58__ notice that they are also learning at the same time. Most people continue to play games long after they have become 59 , and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our 60__ to learn.
41. A. reward B. basis C. nature D. opposite
42. A. children B. animals C. parents D. cats
43.A. dull B. ordinary C. same D. chief
44.A. enjoy B. regret C. delay D. ignore
45.A. necessary B. possible C. reasonable D. difficult
46.A. annoyed B. alarmed C. amused D. amazed
47.A. practiced B. kept C. tested D. required
48.A. clumsily B. endlessly C. crazily D. aggressively
49.A. catch B. plant C. learn D. hunt
50.A. play B. work C. jump D. walk
51. A. naturally B. initially C. strangely D. equally
52.A. direction B. balance C. distance D. space
53.A. Based on B. Inspired by C. Compared with D. Developed form
54.A. Cutting B. Growing C. Watering D. Climbing
55.A. reduced B. needed C. damaged D. allowed
56.A. growing B. exercising C. improving D. learning
57.A. humans B. creatures C. adults D. students
58.A. generally B. possibility C. hardly D. truly
59.A. strong B. wise C. athletic D. mature
60.A. flexibility B. liberty C. curiosity D. Responsibility
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