【Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports．Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyhappyandhelpthemtolivelonger．Sportschangewiththeseason．Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer．Gamesandsportsoften】

　　Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports．Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyhappyandhelpthemtolivelonger．

　　Sportschangewiththeseason．Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer．

　　Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople’sworkandeverydayactivities．TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife；theyusetheminsports，too．

　　Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem．Football，forexample，hasspreadaroundtheworld．Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers．

　　Somesportsorgamesgobacktothousandsofyears，likerunningorjumping．Chineseboxing，forexample，hasaveryhistory．Butbasketballandvolleyballarequitenew．Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet．Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime．

　　Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachother，butafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends．Sportshelptotrainaperson’scharacter（性格）．Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair，towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace（体面）．

　　1．Thewriterdidn’ttellusinthepassagethat_______．

　　A．basketballwasinventedinAmerica

　　B．sportschangewiththeseason

　　C．gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople’sworkandeverydayactivities

　　D．footballisplayedallovertheworld．

　　2．Peopleallovertheworldenjoysportsbecause_______．

　　A．sportsareinteresting

　　B．sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthy，happyandhelpthemtolivelonger

　　C．Sportshelptotrainaperson’scharacter

　　D．Alloftheabove

　　3．Fromthispassagewecanseethat_______．

　　A．sportsandgamesareunimportantthingsthatpeopledo

　　B．sportsandgamesshouldbetreatedonlyasamusement

　　C．Sportsandgamesareusefultotheold

　　D．noneoftheaboveistrue

　　4．Sportsandgamescanhelppeoplefromdifferentcountries_______．

　　A．tobeenemies B．tounderstandeachotherbetter

　　C．tobepartners D．todislikeeachother