问答题
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. 注意:只需输入选项字母,不要输入所选单词。
A. remarkable B. independent C. individual D. endurance E. contracts F. developed G. coined H. present I. inherent J. separate K. amateur L. insurance M. contests N. established O. despite
For several centuries, cricket (板球) has been a very popular sport in England. It has been enjoyed by both professional and 1)_______ players. This super-popular game is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players. It can provide you with health benefits like building 2)_______, balance, and physical fitness. But for a team sport, cricket also places 3)_______ players under unusual pressure because every team player is 4)_______ of each other.
Cricket might have started in early 16th-century England. Written records 5)_______ evidence of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward at Newenden, Kent in 1301; and it is possible, 6)_______ no hard evidence, that this was a form of cricket. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had 7)_______ into a national sport of England. The growth of the British Empire led to cricket being played abroad and by the mid-19th century the first international 8)
_______ were held. Cricket has had a(n) 9)_______ impact on popular culture in England. It has had an influence on the vocabulary of the English language, with such phrases as that's not cricket 10)_______ to describe unfair behavior in general.