【正文】
uggles, athletic games, hunting and sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year. Baseball is the most popular sport in the is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Football is the most popular sport in the game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ’s not the same as European football or s American football there are 11 players as well on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to is still played by almost every college and university in the country. Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and football,basketball originated in the US, and many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster the famous NBA games are considered the best of this game. Other sports attracting a great many people include wrestling, boxing and horse horse173。called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not e primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the oute of each is the attraction of horse racing. 1. Baseball is so popular in America that some professional teams play it until ________. A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter 2. When playing football, American players are dressed in a special uniforms ________. A. to avoid unexpected injuries B. to play it like European football C. to make the game rough enough D. to look like professional players 3. Many Americans prefer basketball to football because _______