10.For the rest of March,a disease will sweep across the US.It will keep kids home from school.(36)DEmployees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.
The disease,known as"March Madness",refers to the yearly  US men's college basketball tournament(锦标赛).(37)FTeams compete against each other in a singleelimination(单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.
Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness.The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game.Friends compete against friends.(38)AColleagues against bosses.
Bigname schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament.But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.
This adds to the madness.Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000,for many Americans,is an exciting experience.Some years ago,the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams.(39)GCollege basketball players are not paid,so the game is more about making a name for their uni versity and themselves.(40)CAbout 4billionwillbespentgambling(赌)ontheevent.Accordingto Media Life magazine,theeventwillbringin500 million in advertising income this year,topping the postseason income of every US professional league,including that of the NBA.

A.Husbands against wives.
B.The players will go all out for the games.
C.But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.
D.College students will ignore piles of homework.
E.People are willing to spend more money on watching it.
F.It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.
G.Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.

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