Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Organized football games (30) _____________ in 1863. In football, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into the goal of the other team. The goal keeper, who tries (31) _____________ the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who (32) _____________ touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads and bodies to control the ball.

Every four years, football teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in 1930. Brazil is the home of (33) _____________ great football players, including the most (34) _____________ player of all “Pele”. With his fast dazzling speed, Pelc played for many years in Brazil and then in New York. People in more than 140 countries all over the world play football. It is definitely the world’s most popular sport.

30. A. began                B. has begun               C. begin                       D. will begin

31. A. keep                  B. keeping                   C. to keep                    D. kept

32. A. should              B. can                          C. must                        D. may

33. A. a                       B. many                       C. any                          D. much

34. A. beautiful           B. exciting                   C. intelligent               D. famous