Question

Football, I suppose, is the most popular game in England: One has only to go to one of the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting and  1  for one side or  2 .

One of the most  3  thing about football in England to a stranger is the great 4  of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He  5 photos of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will  6  you, with a great air of authority, who he expects will win such and such a match,  7  his opinion is usually as valuable as that of men three or four times his  8  .

Most schools in England take  9  seriously — much more seriously than nearly all European schools,  10  lessons are all important, and games are left for one’s  11  arrangements. In England, it is believed that  12  is not only a matter of filling a boy’s mind with facts  13 ; it also means character training. And one of the  14  ways of training character is by means of games,  15  team games, where the boy has to learn to  16  with others for his team; instead of working  17  for himself alone. The school therefore arranges games and matches for its  18 . Football is a good team game, and it is good exercise for body. It needs _19 and a quick brain. It is popular and it is cheap. As a  20 , it is the school’s favorite game in winter.

1. A. jumping            B. laughing              C. running            D. cheering

2. A. their own          B. another               C. the other        D. other side

3. A. surprising           B. exciting                    C. pleasant             D. different

4. A. skill               B. knowledge             C. interest           D. success

5. A. takes                B. has                   C. accepts         D. receives

6. A. explain               B. tell                   C. ask               D. advise

7. A. so                B. though                C. thus             D. and

8. A. size               B. experience                   C. age            D. weight

9. A. education          B. children              C. football         D. matches

10. A. whose            B. where               C. there           D. because

11. A. his                  B. himself                 C. own            D. itself

12. A. education          B. training                C. learning          D. textbooks

13. A. in the lab          B. at the school          C. on the playground D. in the classroom

14. A. best               B. quickest                     C. maturest         D. oldest

15. A. usually            B. namely               C. especially         D. reasonably

16. A. think                B. work                C. do               D. deal

17. A. happily              B. foolishly              C. selfishly          D. seriously

18. A. players            B. teams               C. teachers                D. pupils

19. A. knowledge         B. time                     C. skill                D. memory

20. A. consequence           B. whole                  C. rule                 D. matter

Answer 1

1-5 DCABB    6-10 BDCCB    11-15 CADAC    16-20 BCDCC