1. (2021八上·襄州期末) 阅读下面材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出—个最佳选项。

There are many kinds of ball games in the world, basketball, volleyball, football, baseball …In my opinion（观点）, the most popular game is football. When the important matches begin, all the audience cheer for one side or the other.

Football started in England. Now it's very popular in many countries, such as France, Germany, Italy and so on. It is surprising that very small kids in England know a lot about football.

They can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. They can show you the photos of their favorite players. They can remember clearly the results of the most important matches. They can even expect（预料）which team will win or which team will lose. Can you believe it?

However, in China, Chinese students work hard for higher grades and they have no time for sports. The schools should arrange（安排）some games and matches for their students. It's good for children.

1. （1） Which sport does the writer think is the most popular in the world?

   A . Basketball. B . Football. C . Baseball. D . Table tennis.
3. （2） According to the passage, football comes from__________.

   A . China B . Germany C . France D . England
5. （3） The underlined（画线的）word "audience" in the first paragraph means __________.

   A . 观众 B . 成年 C . 体育 D . 孩子
7. （4） From the passage, we know__________ .

   A . it's surprising that Chinese students know much about football B . all the audience only cheer for one side in a match C . in fact, no one knows for certain（确切的）who will win D . in China, students don't like football
9. （5） What's the passage mainly about?

   A . Music. B . Movies. C . Sports. D . Chess.