Combine the following sentences to make one complex statement out of each group. Make any changes you think necessary, but do not alter the sense of the original. Do not refer to the passage until you have finished the exercise: The significant thing is not the behaviour of the players. It is the attitude of the spectators. Behind the spectators, it is the attitude of the nations. They work themselves up into furies over these absurd contests. Running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virture. They seriously believe this -- at any rate for short periods.