In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Bruhot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name---'Scrabble'.

　　At first; it didn't sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year.

　　Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play 'Scrabble' while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when he went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy's should stock (储备) the game and make an effort(努力) to call the public's attention to it.

　　As a result, 'Scrabble' became a big success in the Untied States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.

　　1. The text is mainly about ______.

　　A. 'Lexico'

　　B. three men

　　C. a word game

　　D. Alfred Butts

　　2. Alfred Butts invented the game 'Lexico' ____.

　　A. to make himself famous

　　B. to make spelling simpler

　　C. when he was out of work and looking for a job

　　D. when he was playing word games to pass the time

　　3. Who made 'Scrabble' popular?

　　A. Alfred Butts.

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