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In almost every big university in the United States football is a favorite sport. American football is not
like soccer.
Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the
other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If
they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touchdown. It is difficult to
move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the
ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their
favorite teams. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more.
They dance and jump while they yell.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in
November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play
again on January lst, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others
watch them on television.
1. In American football players can _____.
A. only kick the ball
B. only throw the ball
C. only carry the ball
D. kick, throw and carry the ball
2. If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball _____.
A. 10 yards
B. to the other end
C. 40 yards
D. away from its own end
3. Who are dancing and jumping while they yell?
A. The cheerleaders.
B. All those who are watching the game.
C. The winners.
D. The players of both sides.
4. Most teams play games in _____.
A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
5. When do the best teams play again?
A. At Christmas.
B. Before the season ends.
C. On New Year's Day.
D. On the last day of the season.
