Question

The FIFA World Cup is also called the Football World Cup. And most people ______ call it the World Cup. Uruguay(乌拉圭) held the first World Cup ______ July 18th, 1930. Teams from only four European countries took part in the match, ______ it was a long and expensive trip from Europe to Uruguay. In all, thirteen nations took part: seven from South America, four from Europe and ______ from North America. Uruguay ______ the cup.

The second World Cup was held between May 27th and June 10th in 1934. Italy was the host country. Thirty?two nations ______. For the first time, people could ______ the final match on the radio. Italy won the cup.

The third World Cup ______ in France in 1938. This time, Italy won the cup again. After that, the World Cup was not played again ______ 1950 because of the war. In 1950, Brazil held the World Cup.

During the last 25 years, football has become very popular around the world. The game now has about 200 million players. The World Cup is now one of the biggest and most popular ______ in the world.

1.A. never B. hardly C. sometimes D. usually

2.A. in B. on C. for D. at

3.A. because B. so C. but D. when

4.A. two B. three C. four D. five

5.A. lost B. won C. missed D. beat

6.A. took part in B. joined C. took part D. attended

7.A. sound B. listen to C. listen D. hear

8.A. held B. had C. was held D. was having

9.A. after B. until C. unless D. while

10.A. sports events B. entertainment ways C. exciting news D. wonderful exhibitions

Answer 1