David Beckham opened his London football academy(學(xué)院)on Monday. The academy welcomes boys and girls aged 8 to 15.It will accept 15,000______ a year, 10,000 of them free. In America, football is a ______ sport.______, American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball but they often throw the ball and______ with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to ______ the ball ten yards(碼). They can______and throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it______ ten yards.______ they move it to the end of the field, they can get six points.
It is difficult to move the______.Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he doesn't move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
______ university wants its own team to win.Thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their______ teams.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more.
Each team plays 10 or 11 games each______. The season begins in September and ends in November.If a team is very good, it can play another game______ the season ends.The______ teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year.Many people go to see these games and many others watch them______ TV.
1.A. men B. children C. women D. parents
2.A. personal B. boring C. kind D. popular
3.A. However B. But C. Therefore D. Although
4.A. jump B. run C. look D. cover
5.A. beat B. get C. give D. move
6.A. put it on B. cut it up C. pick it up D. work it out
7.A. either B. other C. another D. more
8.A. Whether B. Unless C. Though D. If
9.A. basketball B. ball C. team D. university
10.A. Each B. Both C. All D. Neither
11.A. favourite B. strong C. mysterious D. unlike
12.A. year B. month C. week D. season
13.A. before B. when C. after D. while
14.A. better B. best C. worst D. worse
15.A. to B. in C. at D. on