Football is the most popular sport in the fall in the United States. The game originated as a(an) (21) sport more than seventy-five years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities (22) as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football. There are eleven players in each team, and (23) in padded uniforms because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. The (24) of the game is to carry or throw from one person to another the ball across the opponent’s goal, or scoring line. He (25) has not attended a large college football game has missed one of the most colorful aspects of American college life. (26) the two halves of the game, the playing field if taken over by the bands (乐队) of the rival institutions, (27) take turns doing intricate marches and executing interesting formations. The student spectat
A. demand
B. ask
C. press
D. seek
Football is the most popular spectator sport in the world and Brazil is arguably the greatest footballing nation in the world, having won five times in the World Cup. Even people who are not keen on football may have heard of PeI6, who is often considered the world’s greatest player. However, how many football fans are familiar with Charles Miller and his contribution to what Pelé called "the beautiful game"
Known as the father of Brazilian football, Charles Miller was born on 24 November, 1874, in Sao Paulo to a Scottish father and Brazilian mother. In 1884, he was sent to school in England, where he learned to play both football and cricket. Miller became skilled in running with the ball, heading and taking free kicks.
In 1894, Miller returned to Brazil with two balls and a copy of rules of football. The Sao Paulo Athletic Club (SPAC) had been formed in 1888 by a group of British men who played mainly cricket. Miller persuaded them to take
A. Brazil.
B. England.
C. Scotland.
D. Argentina.
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