Тематические тесты. Football. 9 класс

TEST V

Although modern football began in nineteenth-century England, the English didn't invent football: they simply gave it rules. Human beings have always liked kicking round objects. Two and a half thousand years ago the Chinese played a game called Tsu-Chu, which means `to kick a ball made of leather with the feet'.

A Roman stone carving from Yugoslavia, from around the year 200 AD, shows a man holding a type of football and the Greeks are known to have played a game called episkyros. Although the details are unknown, it's certain that these games were all played by two teams.

There are records of football being played in the twelfth century on the streets of London. King Edward Il banned (stopped) it in 1314, saying, `There is a great noise in the city caused by hustling (fighting) over large balls'. Later kings also banned the game without much success. By the sixteenth century it had become very rough (dangerous). Most games were played in villages with as many as 500 people in each team. They played from midday until sunset.

By the nineteenth century only the rich private schools were playing football. Each had its own set of rules which made games between schools impossible. In 1862 a set of ten rules were written down - five of these are in use today. The first competition cup, the Football Association Cup, was started in 1872. League football began in 1888 and teams formed all over England, involving everyone, not just the rich. By 1900 English sailors had taken the game to other countries. In 1930 the first World Cup match was played: it was won by Uruguay. (England didn't enter until 1950). Now the World Cup is the focus of football. The final match is watched on TV by almost half the world's population. Football is certainly the world's most popular sport.

(From “Catch”)

I. Choose the title to the text.

1) The invention of football game.

2) The most popular sport.

3) The history of football.

4) The first World Cup match.

II. Choose the right sentence.

1) Tsu Chu is a Chinese handball.

2) King Edward II was fund of playing football.

3) Episkyros was played by two teams.

4) Football game was unknown in England in the 12th century.

III. Complete the sentence according to the text.

King Edward II banned (stopped) the game in 1314 because of...

1) a great noise in the city.

2) bad weather.

3) his illness.

4) its unpopularity.

IV. Find the wrong answer to the question.

Why did football games become very dangerous by the l6th century?

1) Too many people took part in playing football.

2) The game was played without rules.

3) People played football from midday until sunset.

4) Villagers were fond of playing football.

V. Answer the question.

Who won the first World Cup match?

1) English sailors took part in the first World Cup match and won it.

2) The first World Cup match was won by China.

3) British team won the first World Cup match.

4) The winner of the first World Cup match was Uruguay.

VI. What word is different?

1) game           2) play             3) match          4) competition