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1、答案:A game for the WorldThese days, football is one of the most popular sports（最受欢迎的运动）in the world. Given that（考虑至U,鉴于）Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the Moon, we could even say that it is also the most popular sport out of this world （地球之夕卜）！ The history of the game goes back （追溯至U） ov
2、er two thousand years to Ancient China. It was then known as cuju （kick ball）, a game using a ball of animal skins with hair inside（填充毛发）.Goals were hung（hang） in the air. Football as we know it today started in Great Britain, where the game was given new rules.That football is such a simple game to
3、 play is perhaps the basis of its popularity（popular）. It is also a game that is vary cheap to play（花费彳艮少）.You dont need expensive equipment; even the ball doesnt have to cost much money. All over the world you can see kids playing to their hearts content（心满意足地）with a ball made of（由制成）plastic bags;
4、just like Pele did when he was a boy.Another factor（另一个因素）behind fbotbairs global popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field. It is fun enough to attract（精彩程度足以吸弓I） millions of people. You do not have to be a fan to recognise the skill of professional （profession） players how they use
5、their bodies to pass, score and defend can be amazingC amaze） to see or to feel the excitement of a game ending with a surprising twist（一个惊人的逆转）.Whats more （止匕夕卜）,football has bee one of the best ways for people to municate: it does not require words, but everyone understands it. It breaks down wall
6、s （打破隔阂） and brings people together on and off the 自eld（球场内夕卜）.Take, for example, the famous football game on Christmas Day 1914. World War I had broken out （爆发）months before, but British and German soldiers put down theii guns（放下枪支）and played football together one moment of peace（和平亥U） to remember
7、during years of conflict.“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death（事关生死），said Bill Shankly, the famous footballer and manager. can assure you it is much, much more important（重要得多） than that. This might sound funny, but one only has to think about the Earth to realise that our plane
8、t is shaped like（形状像）a football.Running into a better lifeThis global site is a place for runners to share their stories about running. So, if you are a runner with a story to tell（tell）, get in touch wed love to hear from（收到某人的来信）you!Li Yue, 16, BeijingI was bom with（与 生俱来.）asthma and I never thoug
9、ht Id be a runner! I only joined my local athletics club because my doctor told me that in my particular case exercise could improve how my lungs work. But before I knew it（很快,不知不觉间），I was taking part in local races. As my fitness（fit） and my running improved, I started running in national petitions
10、（全国 比赛）.This year I won silver in the under 18s 10,000 metres! And who knows, next year I could win gold!Sarah, 36, MontrealNot so long ago, I didnt do any exercise not even any jogging! Then I discovered an app called （call） Running Power. It lists your performance against other runners in your soc
11、ial network. At first, I kept running just to see my name in the top five（前五名）.Soon, I found that I was not alone I came across（遇至ll） other runners in the same area running for the same purpose（为同样 目的）! Now I no longer ） use the app, but Ive fallen in love with （爱上）running, and still do it with my r
12、unning friends.David, 52, New YorkAs a puter engineer, theres always a new challenge just around thr corner（即将来临，在拐角处）! It can be quite stressful （ stress ） at times, though, which in turn makes me feel anxious（让我焦虑）. To help （help） deal with this, I go running as often as I possibly can （尽可能经常地）.Wh
13、ether Tm at the gym or on the road, my nervous energy pushes me through mile one. By mile two, the tension has moved （move） from my mind to my legs. By the end of the run, all my stress has disappeared and Fm ready to face（准备面对）the next day at work!Grace, 25, ManchesterThis year I entered the Great
14、Gorilla Run in London. This is a programme run （run） by The Gorilla Organization to raise money（为 了 筹钱） to save the worlds last remaining gorillas from dying out （拯救免于灭绝）.Each runner receives a gorilla suit and off they go! Its a bit hot and sweaty （sweat） inside the suit, and my legs ache, but its a lot of fun. The funniest moment was when someone watching the race offered（offer） me a banana a real treat for a running gorilla! I had a great day out in London, as well as（也， 还）helping to save gorillas!