－－－－Simon won the first prize in the mth contest, do you know －－－－Yes, ________, he’d won

rld’s best football.But the football they play will not all be of the same kind.The fans expect different styles of play from Brazil,Germany,or Italy.

What makes Brazilian football Brazilian？Our style. of playing football contrasts with the Europeans because of a combination of qualities of surprise,accuracy and good judgment.This style. has won Brazil five world cups.Yet many Brazilian fans only count four of these victories.In 1994,the team abandoned this style. for modern,scientific training and tactics.The team won the cup,but in a boring way.

The ltalians think differently.“To many ltalians,the score 0-0 has a glorious quality,suggesting perfection,”says the British football writer Simon Kuper.In the ltalian culture,the idea of face is very important.This is why ltalian teams are traditionally built around strong defences.The Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff once said that ltalian teams never exactly beat you.It’s just that you often lose to them.

In Holland,there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion.It is a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view.“Every Dutch player wants to control the game,”says Arnold Muhren.“You play football with your brains and not your feet.”

“A Dutch player argues,”says Simon Kuper.“An English player obeys his superior.He is a soldier.”The qualities valued in English football are military-strength,aggression and courage.This can make for exciting football.But it also means that the English find it difficult to use skillful players.David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defend-despite the fact that he is an attacker.

If the English like to fight,the Germans like to win.In recent years,Germany has tried to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory at all costs.But Germans are quite happy for these qualities to remain in their national football team.“Football is a simple game,”Gary Lineker once said.“You kick a ball about for ninety minutes and in the end the Germans win.”

It’s difficult to predict who will win this year’s World Cup.There is no strong favorite.But a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the nations with the strongest national characteristics in the football that perform. best.It seems that you need to know where you come from if you want to get to the top.

第11题：Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Brazilian style. of playing football？

A．Accuracy.

B．Surprise.

C．Good judgment.

D．Ruthless efficiency.

Simon: Is there any chance of my borrowing your type-writer？

Cindy: _______

Simon: Until the end of the week.

A: For how long？

B: How come？

C: What’s the matter？

D: Pardon？

A.premium

B.value

C.amount

D.policy

Simon: What would you care for a drink？

Gary:______

A.游戏开始前把规则讲清楚，老师要站在学生的前面，以便演示、告诉他们只有在你说Simon says时，他们才可以动、在你没有说Simon says时，他们必须保持不动、如果你没说Simon says却有学生作出反应的话，这些学生就被淘汰出局；被淘汰的学生必须坐下等待下一轮游戏#B.告诉他们只有在你说Simon says时，他们才可以动#C.在你没有说Simon says时，他们必须保持不动#D.如果你没说Simon says却有学生作出反应的话，这些学生就被淘汰出局；被淘汰的学生必须坐下等待下一轮游戏

_____________Jane and Simon at Beluga Bar tomorrow. Do you want to come？

A. I' 11 be meeting

B. I' 11 have met

C. I' m meeting

D. I meet