The game of football began in England in the middle of the nineteenth century. But the Chinese played a game 36 football over 2000 years ago. In the beginning, it was very 37 and dangerous. There were not a fixed number of 38 and there was always a lot of fighting.

　　 In 1863 the Football Association(联盟) founded to being 39 to the games .Since then, millions have played football, making it the world's most 40 sports. It's strongest in Europe and 41,but it is popular in Africa 42 and now is played also by women; women's football is none of the fastest43 sports in he world. The World Cup is the most impotant44 in international football. The competition is held every four years at 45 countries around the world .The first competirion was held in 1930 and the winner was Uruguay.

36.(　 ) A. like　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. as

37.(　 ) A. easy　　　 B. rough　　　　 C. nervous　　　　 D. terrible

28.(　 ) A. players　 B. strikers　　 C. balls　　　　　 D. goals

39.(　 ) A. fields　　 B. scores　　　 C. fans　　　　　　 D. rules

40.(　 ) A. ordinary　 B. amazing　　　 C. popular　　　　 D. public

41.(　 ) A. English　 B. Africa　　　 C. South America　 D. Germany

42.(　 ) A. at last　 B. as well　　　 C. once more　　　 D. ever since

43.(　 ) A. relaxing　 B. moving　　　 C. running　　　　 D. growing

44.(　 ) A. cup　　　 B. chance　　　 C. prize　　　　　 D. club

45.(　 ) A. different B. important　　 C. large 　　　　　D. several

35. I′m　 fourteen .My friend　 is　 sixteen.　 So　 I′m　 　　　him. 　　(　 )

　 A.　 as　 old　 as　　　　　 B.　 not　 younger　 than　

　 C. not　 so　 young　 as　 　　D.　 two　 years　 younger　 than

34. How many birds did you see?　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(　 )

A. None　 B.　 No　 one　 C.　 No　 many　 D.　 Nobody　

33.If you become interested in English, you′ll　 have fun 　　　　English. (　 )

　 A. with learning　 B. to　 learn　 C.　 learned　 D.　 learning

32．Mother told me ______ some clothes last night. 　　　　　　　　　(　 )

A. to wash　 B. wash　 C. washed　 D. washing

31．I thought our team _____ to win. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(　 )

A. were going　 B. are going　 C. was going 　D. is going　　　　

30．There are a lot of trees on _____ sides of the street. 　　　　　(　 )

A. many　 B. both　 C. one　 D. another

29．His father ____ in Beijing since 1980, he teaches English in a middle school.

A. lives　　 B. lived　 C. is living　 D. has lived　　　　　　　 (　 )

28．Last spring we planted ____ trees along the Mi Yun Lake. 　　　(　 )

A. thousand　 B. thousands　 C. thousand of　 D. thousands of

27. It took Danny three months　 　　　　. 　　　　　　　　　　　　(　 )

A. recover　 B. recovers　 C.　 to recover　 D.　 to recovered