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The men’s World Cup is considered the most popular sporting event in the wor

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问题     The men’s World Cup is considered the most popular sporting event in the world and is followed with【S1】______interest around the globe—the final game of the 2002【S2】______was played to a television audience of more than 1 billion viewers. Founded in 1930 with just 13 teams, the tournament now attracts【S3】______from more than 200 countries. The teams must【S4】______in elimination games within their own regions before qualifying to become one of the 32 nations participating in the final tournament. The women’s World Cup was first played in 1991 and has gained【S5】______steadily since then. More than 90,000 fans attended the finals of the 1999 tournament—one of the largest crowds ever to【S6】______a women’s sporting event. Nearly 75 nations【S7】______to qualify for the 1999 event, which was a 16-team elimination tournament.
    In 1904 representatives from seven European soccer associations (France, Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) organized a governing body for soccer, called FIFA. At that first meeting, FIFA planned to【S8】______a world championship, but 26 years passed before conditions were suitable.
    In 1930 the first World Cup tournament was held in Uruguay. It was won by the host nation with a【S9】______over Argentina in the final. Despite being avoided by the stronger European nations, the tournament was a【S10】______success and excited international interest.

A) organize          B) financial          C) passionate         D) military
E) entries           F) victory            G) witness            H) pursued
I) participate       J) tournament         K) attempted          L) learn
M) capability        N) popularity         O) perspective [br] 【S3】
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答案 E
解析 此处需要一个名词做宾语，“1930年足球世锦赛创立时只有13只队伍，但现在却吸引了来自200多个国家的球队。”entries个。
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