. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage. Ball Games It’s summer and a stadium in the USA is full (1) ……… 40,000 excited fans. Suddenly everyone stands up and sings the American (2) ………. anthem. The game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox is going to (3) ………… soon. The game? Baseball of course! Modern baseball (4) ………… in the USA and the sport is an important part of American life. Traditionally people go to a game with all their family. It’s very (5) ………, sociable and noisy, and spectators eat, drink and sing during the game. The Yankees and the Red Sox are (6) ………… teams. There are also professional baseball leagues in Asia and Latin America. It’s an Olympic sport, too. In England, a few thousand supporters are sitting in the rain. There aren’t any players on the pitch. They’ll continue the match (7) …………… it stops raining. If it doesn’t stop, neither team will win or lose-it’ll be a draw. What’s the sport? Cricket! Although England is the (8) ……….. of cricket, the places where cricket is most popular are hot and sunny – Australia, South Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean. A cricket match (9) ………. for a long time – sometimes five days – and each day there are breaks for lunch and tea! However, now there is few, faster version of cricket called Twenty20. There’s pop music and the (10) ………. at the ground is more exciting. Some people think that Twenty20 will replace traditional cricket one day. 1. A. in B. on C. of D. up 2. A. national B. nation C. nationality D. nationally 3. A. have B. start C. show D. go 4. A. took B. started C. began D. originated 5. A. interested B. relaxing C. tired D. bored 6. A. profession B. professionally C. professional D. professionalize 7. A. unless B. where C. if D. Though 8. A. home B. place C. area D. house 9. A. carries B. takes C. makes D. lasts 10. A. air B. atmosphere C. feeling D. surroundings