Many things can make summer great: swimming, camping, and the World Cup! The 21st FIFA World Cup is taking place in Russia from June 14 to July 15.

People around the world love football. The sport is very easy and cheap to play. All you need is a ball. Anyone or any country, rich or poor, can play it. A small or poor country like Ghana could never beat the US at the Olympics. But they can send the US home at the World Cup.

In countries like Brazil and England, football is so popular that it has become part of their culture. People there will be very happy and proud if their national team wins the World Cup. This summer millions of people went to cheer for their team in Russia, even though the trip cost each of them lots of money.

World Cup Numbers

●The FIFA World Cup happens every four years.

●Thirty-two teams play in the World Cup.

●The World Cup usually lasts 30 days.

●Only eight nations have won the20 World Cup titles (冠军头衔), Brazil is on top of the list with 5 wins Others include Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, England, Erance and Spain.

●According to FIFA, 3.3 billion people watched the 2018 World Cup. That is nearly half of the world population.

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1.The 21st FIFA World Cup is taking place ______ in Russia.

A.at the end of June B.at the beginning of July

C.from June 14th to July 15th D.on July 15th

2.Why do you think people around the world love football?

A.It’s easy and cheap to play. B.It can make summer great.

C.It’s played from June 14 to July 15. D.It’s the same as swimming and camping.

3.Although the US is very powerful at the Olympics, _____.

A.it can’t beat anyone at the World Cup B.Ghana can send it home at the World Cup

C.it can’t get ready for the World Cup D.it draws 3.3 billion people’s attention

4.A large amount of cost can’t prevent millions of people from ______.

A.sending the US home at the World Cup B.becoming happy and proud of their culture

C.going to cheer for their team in Russia D.taking football as part of their culture

5.Among all the eight nations who have won the 20 World Cup titles, Brazil _____.

A.follows other seven nations B.is the fifth on the list

C.is lucky to win every time. D.is on top of the list

Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019? It was climate change, according to three well-known English dictionaries.

The Oxford, Collins and Cambridge dictionaries chose climate emergency(气候紧急状态),climate strike (罢工) and upcycling(升级改造),as their ―Word of the Year‖. This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue(重要议题)in 2019. Climate emergency means a situation in which urgent(紧急的)action is needed to reduce climate change. ―Climate strike refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment. ―Upcycling refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste.

Climate change has already affected(影响)the world in many ways. Take Venice for example. Because of climate change, Venice experienced the worst flooding it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019.Many stores, restaurants and hotels were flooded. This caused serious damage totaling hundreds of millions of euros(欧元).

Although we’ve known about global warming for a long time, our large companies and governments have been slow to respond to it. The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage(鼓励)our leaders to take responsibility(责任).

Decades ago, when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts(影响)could be seen as an issue for future generations,‖ Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times. It’s surely our responsibility now.

However, simply realizing that climate change is a threat(威胁) is not enough. We must take real action before it is too late.

1.According to the three dictionaries, people in 2019 cared about ________the most.

A.environmental protection B.international business

C.recycling services D.the overuse of natural resources

2.The flooding in Venice is mentioned to_________.

A.prove that Venice is not a safe place to visit

B.explain why Venice suffered serious damage

C.show how climate change has affected the world

D.explain how the climate changed in 2019

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph4 mean?

A.Large companies and governments haven’t known anything about global warming.

B.Large companies and governments didn’t take action at once when facing global warming

C.It’s only large companies and governments’ responsibility to solve the problem of global warming

D.Large companies and governments have done a lot to solve the problem of global warming.

4.What does Mach mean in Paragraph 5?

A.Many scientists are working on the climate issue.

B.The climate issue will affect only future generations.

C.Future generations will suffer more than us.

D.It’s our responsibility to deal with climate change.

5.This passage is probably______.

A.a notice B.a story C.a piece of news D.a poem

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