0I had been to public entertainments before, of course; I had been to cinema and the pantomin and to see my mother to sing in the chorus of the White Horse Inn at the Town Hall. But that was different. The audiences I had hitherto been a part of had paid to have a good time and, though occassionally one might spot a fidgety child or a yawning adult, I had never noticed faces contorted by rage or dispair of frustration. Entertainment as pain was an idea entirely new to me, and it seemed to be something I had been waiting for.02br
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00It might not be fanciful to suggest that it was an idea which shaped my life. I have always been accused of taking the things I love -- football, of course, but also books and records -- much too seriously, and I do feel a kind of anger when I hear a bad record, or when somebody is lukewarm about a book that means a lot to me. Perhaps it was these bitter men in the West Stand at Arsenal who taught me how to get angry in this way; and perhaps it is why I earn some of my living as a critic -- maybe it is those voices I can hear when I write. 'You are no good X'. 'A literary Prize?' They should give one to me for having to read you.02br
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00The writer says that at other entertainments he had attended,02br
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01li- 00the audience had had different expectations*02li
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01li- 00the audience had behaved in a way he found more acceptable02li
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01li- 00he had not wanted to admit he was bored02li
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01li- 00he had paid less attention to the reactions of the audience02li
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00What does the writer say about himself in the last paragraph?02br
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01li- 00He is not very good at critic02li
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01li- 00His opinions on certain things might be considered too strong02li
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01li- 00Certain accusations against him are unfair02li
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01li- 00He has been influenced too much by his experiences of football crowds*02li
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00You agree?0-