CRICKET BECAME A MAJOR SPORT IN THE ________ CENTURY.A. SEVENTEENTH...

5. Cricket became a major sport in the ________ century.

A. seventeenth B. fourteenth C. eighteenth D. twentieth

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the passage.

Americans like sport very much. One of the (1)________popular kinds of sports in autumn is

football. All the high schools (2)________universities have their own teams.

In winter the most popular kind of sports (3)________basketball. There is usually a match

every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States, there is a

lot of snow (4)________ice. Many people like skiing and skating.

In the other two (5) ________, millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their

games (6)________spring, but the most important professional games are played during

summer. Many people listen to the games (7)________the radio, watch them on television or

read about them (8)________the newspapers.

Some also play tennis or golf and others (9)________fishing. They like to stay outdoors

(10)________it is warm during the months of June, July and August.

PART E. WRITING

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first

sentence.