Unit 3 On the move 课文语法填空（知识点总复习）-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

新外研必修二Unit 3 On the move Understanding ideas A Game for the World These days, football is one of the most popular sports in the world. ________ (give) that 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! The history of the game goes back over two thousand years _______ Ancient China. It was then known _______ cuju (kick ball), a game of using a ball of animal skins _______ hair inside. Goals _______ (hang) in the air. Football as we know it today ________ (start) in Great Britain, _______ the game was given new rules. That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. It is also a game that is very cheap _______ (play). You don’t need expensive equipment; even the ball doesn’t have to cost much money. All over the world you can see kids _______ (play) to their hearts’ content with a ball _______ (make) of plastic bags; just like Pelé did when he was a boy. Another factor behind football’s global popularity is the _______ (creative) and _______ (excite) on the field. It is fun enough _______ (attract) millions of people. You do not have to be a fan to recognize the skill of professional players — how they use their bodies to pass, score and defend can be _______ (amaze) to see — or to feel the excitement of a game _______ (end) with a surprising twist. What’s more, football _______ (become) one of the best ways for people to communicate: it does not require words, but everyone understands it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field. Take, for example, the famous football game _______ Christmas Day 1914. World War I _______ (break) out months before, _______ British and German soldiers put down their guns and played football together — one moment of peace to remember during years of conflict. “Some people believe football is _________ matter of life and death, ...” said Bill Shankly, the famous footballer and manager. “I can