In many places of the world, there are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In the US, there are only   31  : football, basketball and baseball. Almost in every season, Americans have a ball game. If you want to know what season it is, just look at   32     people are playing.

For Americans, sports are very important. Students   33   to play many sports at school. They take  34   classes, join the school teams, and even talk about sports news. Thousands of sports fans   35   expensive tickets to watch their   36   teams and players play games. Some fans sit in front of the TV set, and watch the exciting games at home. Some sports stars   37   make lots of money through the games.

    We can say sports are one of the   38   languages (语言). You may know some   39   super stars like Michael Jordan and Yao Ming. Next time if you want to talk with American friends, try to talk about   40   . It really helps.

31. A. one           B. two         C. three       D. four

32. A. what         B. where    C. when      D. how

33. A. dream       B. want       C. learn       D. choose

34. A. English    B. Maths    C. Music    D.PE

35. A. pay           B. get          C. take        D. keep

36. A. special      B. popular     C. favourite    D. important

37. A. must         B. can         C. need       D. should

38. A. school      B. team       C. Internet    D. world

39. A. basketball    B. football     C. volleyball   D. baseball

40. A. fans          B. sports    C.TV news  D. stars

At the wekend, many boy students play football on the playground. They are in our school football club. They are going to take part in the Middle School Students football macth.

In China, many young people like playing soccer. It’s very popular. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. Are they different?

In fact, there are two kinds of football games. One is American football, and the other is soccer. There are 11 players in a soccer team. And the soccer is round. Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands. The others can’t play the ball with hands, and they can only play with their feet.

In the U.S.A., soccer is not very popular. They prefer playing American football to soccer. There are also 11 players in an American football team. The ball is not round. It’s oval. All the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal is bigger than the one of soccer games. American football is quite different from soccer.

66. What is very popular with many young people in China?

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67. How many players in an American football team?

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68. What’s the shape of American football?

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69. How many players in a team can play football with hands in a soccer game?

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70. Which do you prefer, soccer or American football?

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