1._Ithasaround3billionfans-nearlyhalftheworld’spopulation!And
about300millionpeopleplaythisgame.That's4percentoftheworld'spopulation!
2._Manypeopleinolddaysplayedearlyformsofhismoderngame.Cuju(蹴鞠)aball-kickinggameinChinawasreportedasearlyas2500B.C.AroundthesametimeinGreecepeoplewerealsoplayingasimilarballgamewithoutusingtheirhands.
Butmodernsoccerdidn'tbecomeofficial(官方的)until1863.AnEnglishmancalledCobbMorleyintroducedtheideaofasoccerassociation(联盟).3.____.Fromthenonotherassociationsinthecountriesweresetup.Theycametogether-tomakeuptheFIFAwhichorganizestheWorldCup.
It'snoteasytotellwhatmakessoccersopopular.4.___Soccerneedsonlytwofeetandaball.Thismakesitasportthatdevelopingcountriescaneasilyplay.Someofthesport'sbestplayerscomefromthesepoornations.
5._Thesport'sno-haridsrulemakesbeautifuldance-likemovementsonthefield.What'smorethissportexcitestheheart.Teamsmightscoreonlyafewtimeseachmatchsomatchescanturnaroundsuddenly.
NooneknowswhowillwinatthenextWorldCup.Butonethingiscertain:Theworldwillbewatching.
A.Healsowrotethesport'sofficialrules. B.Socceristheworld'sfavoritesport. C.Playingsoccerisgoodforyourhealth. D.Butonereasonishowsimplethesportis. E.Peoplelovesocceraswellastheircountries. F.It'shardtosaywheresoccer'sbirthplaceis. G.Soccerperformancesarepleasingtotheeyes. |