Module 8 模块话题语法填空练习-2023-2024学年九年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（外研版）

Module 8 Sports life 单元话题语法填空练习 （2023·吉林长春·一模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Do you know the World Cup? It’s an international football competition 1 takes place every four years. It is one of the 2 (big) events in the world. Millions of people spend lots of time 3 (watch) the games. The first World Cup event 4 (hold) in 1930 and it has only been canceled twice in the history of the competition because 5 the Second World War. The World Cup can take place anywhere around the world. In 2018, the host country was Russia, in 2014 it was Brazil, in 2010 it was South Africa, and last year, in 2022, it was the State of Qatar(卡塔尔). Qatar is a small but rich desert country with a special culture. It is very interesting for football fans to visit the country and enjoy 6 (they) there. The World Cup usually takes place in June and July. Unluckily, it’s too 7 in Qatar during summer, so the competition took place in November and December last year. The cool weather was good for football players to get more scores 8 (easy). There were 32 teams in 2022 World Cup. After 64 matches played over 28-day competition, the final 9 (win) was Argentina(阿根廷). We are looking forward to the 10 World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico in 2026. Good luck to all of the teams and the fans! （2023·广东深圳·二模）阅读下面短文，在空格中填入一个适当的词或使用所给词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 The Chinese women’s soccer team won the Asian Cup on February 6th, 2022. Having lost two points in the final in Navi Mumbai, India, the Steel Roses made up their mind 11 (fight) back. In the 93rd minute, Xiao Yuyi got the last point 12 Wang Shanshan’s help. “We’ve put the past behind 13 (we) and are looking forward to the future. Thank all the fans who support us. We will keep trying hard in the future.” Xiao said after the game. “After the first half, we 14 (encourage) by our coach and none of us ever thought about giving up. We tried ou