The majority ofpeople,about nine out of ten,are right-handed.Not until recently,people whowere left-handed were considered__________(51),and once children showed this

tendency they wereforced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness isgenerally_________(52),but it is still a disadvantage in aworld________(53)most people are

right-handed.Forexample,most tools and implements are still designed for right-handed people.

Insports,__________(54)contrast,doing things with the left hand or foot,is oftenan advantage.Throwing,kicking,punching or batting from the"wrong"sidemay

result_________(55)throwingoff many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the_________(56)ofplayers who are right-handed.This is why,in many

________(57)at aprofessional level,a higher proportion of players are left-handed than in thepopulation as a whole.

Theword"right"in many languages means"correct"oris_________(58)with lawfulness, whereas the wordsassociated__________(59)"left",such as"sinister",generally

have_________(60)associations.Moreover,among a number of primitive peoples,thereis_________(61)close association between death and the left hand.

In the past,in mostWestern societies,children were often forced to use their righthands,especially to write with.In some cases the left handwas_________(62)behind the

child's back so thatit could not be used.If,in the future,they are allowed to choose,_________(63)willcertainly be more left handers,and probably_________(64)people with

minor psychologicaldisturbances as a result of being forced to use their_________(65)hand._________(53)

A.when

B.that

C.where

D.which