Football is, I do think, the most favourite game in England: one has only to go to one of the important 1 to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there 2 for one side or the 3 .To a stranger(陌生人),one of the most surprising things about football in 4 is the great knowledge of the game which 5 the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the 6 in most of the important teams, he has 7 of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he 8 will win such a match, and his ideas about 9 are usually as good as those of men three or four times his 10 .

　　1. A. cities B. matches C. teams D. places

　　2.A. waiting B. looking C. asking D. shouting

　　3.A. other B. same C. team D. players

　　4.A. China B. the USA C. England D. Canada

　　5.A. all B. hardly C. only D. even

　　6A. players B. cities C. countries D. matches

　　7.A. names B. pictures C. heard D. thought

　　8.A. says B. asks C. decides D. hopes

　　9.A. England B. players C. football D. men

　　10.A. ideas B. age C. stories D. education

　　名师点评

　　这是一篇以情景推理的语境题目为主的完形填空，它谈到了英国人对足球的狂热程度，这方面背景知识的 了解会大大有助于该题的解答。全文内容紧密结合英美人生活实际，足球乃世界第一大球，在英国，人们日常生活的话题除了天气之外， 大概谈的最多的就是足球了，只要理解了这一点，结合上下文的语言环境，分析好句法关系，应该能够应付自如。