Прочитайте текст. Americans are fond of reading and talking about sports

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Americans are fond of reading and talking about sports. Usually several pages of a daily paper are devoted to discussing sports events and games which are carried on television and radio. People get around talking about outstanding players and games, the current prospects for teams in the season ahead. The subject of sports is as inexhaustible as the enthusiasm of its lovers.

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Usually several pages of a daily paper are devoted to discussing sports events and games which are carried on _________________.

a) television and magazines

b) newspapers and radio

c) television and computer

d) television and radio

Scottish Highland games, at which sports (including tossing the caber, putting the weight and throwing the hammer), dancing and piping competitions take place, attract large number of spectators from all over the world.

No one knows exactly when the men of the Highlands first gathered to wrestle, toss cabers, throw hammers, put weights, dance and play music. The Games reflected the tough life of the early Scots. Muscle-power was their means of livelihood - handling timber, lifting rocks to build houses, hunting. From such activities have developed the contests of tossing the caber, putting the weight and throwing the hammer.

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Scottish Highland games, at which sports, dancing and piping competitions take place, attract large number of spectators _____________________.

a) from Scotland

b) from all over the world

c) from the UK

d) only from some towns of the country

Cricket is often called the English national game. The exact date of its origin is not recorded, but it is known that the game was played at Guildford Grammar School during the 16th century, and by the beginning of the 18th century it was popular both in the villages of England and on the larger country estates. The game has been played more or less as it is played today since the adoption of a generally accepted set of laws in 1744.

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Cricket is called _______________________.

a) the Scottish national game

b) the Welsh national game

c) the English national game

d) the American national game

In Scotland the Scottish Football League comprises 37 clubs; Northern Ireland has its own league. Clubs belonging to the English and Scottish Leagues are organized in divisions, the members of which compete against one another for the respective league championships. Their positions in the divisional tables are decided at the end of the season by the number of points gained for wins or draws. The annual competition for the FA Cup is organized on a knock-out basis and the Cup Final is one of the most important football matches of the year in England; it is always played at Wembley Stadium, near London, which can accommodate some 100 000 spectators. The Scottish Cup Final is played at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The matches between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland also excite great interest, as do other international matches.

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The FA Cup Final is one of the most important football matches of the year __________.

a) in Scotland c) in America

b) in Wales d) in England

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