PART 6. Fill in the blank with one appropriate word. Write your answers in the spaces below.
Americans like sport very much. (1)........... of the most popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools and (2)........ have their own teams.
In winter the most popular (3)..........of sports is basketball. There is usually a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4)............ and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (5)..........., millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (6)............, but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the (7)............... on the radio, watch them on television or read about (8)........... on the newspapers.
Some also play tennis or golf and (9)........... go fishing. They like to stay outdoors because it is warm (10)............ the months of June, July and August.