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— Thank you! It last year.
A. He also wrote the sport's official rules. B. Soccer is the world's favorite sport. C. Playing soccer is good for your health. D. But one reason is how simple the sport is. E. People love soccer as well as their countries. F. It's hard to say where soccer's birthplace is. G. Soccer performances are pleasing to the eyes. |
It has around 3 billion fans—nearly half the world's population! And about 300 million people play this game. That's 4 percent of the world's population!
Many people in old days played the early form of this modern game. Cuju(蹴鞠), a ball-kicking game in China, was reported as early as 2, 500 B. C. Around the same time in Greece, people were also playing a similar ball game without using their hands.
But modern soccer didn't become official(官方的)until 1863. An Englishman called Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a soccer association(联盟). From then on, other associations in the countries were set up. They came together—to make up the FIFA, which organizes the World Cup.
It's not easy to tell what makes soccer so popular. Soccer needs only two feet and a ball. This makes it a sport that developing countries can play easily. Some of the sport's best players come from these poor nations.
The sport's no-hands rule makes beautiful dance—like movements on the field. What's more, this sport excites the heart. Teams might score only a few times each match, so matches can turn around suddenly.
No one knows who will win at the next World Cup. But one thing is certain: The world will be watching.
Today, roller skating(滑旱冰) is popular and fun. And there are many (样式) of roller skates. However, before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. It was started from Joseph Merlin whose work was making musical (器械).
One day, (某人) invited Merlin to attend a music party and it was a(n) (愉快) for him. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance(隆重登场) at the party. He thought he would be a(n) (男主角) if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried (几乎) all ways that he could think of to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates in the world. Merlin once (提到) that he was very proud of his invention.
On the night of the party, Merlin rolled into the room while playing the (小提琴). Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on, and all of a (突然), he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. As a result, the mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Without (疑问), nobody forgot Merlin's entrance!
Now Angelababy Huang Xiaoming is popular with the young.
He a famous violinist one day.
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Compass |
It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it. |
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Gunpowder |
It was one of the greatest inventions. It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it. At first, it was used for making fireworks. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The method of making it was spread throughout most parts of Eurasia by the end of 13th century. |
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Paper making |
China was the first country in the world to make paper. During the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC一9 AD), paper was made in some places in China, It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD- 220 AD) by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark, ropes, rags and so on. Before it was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones. They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks. |
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Printing |
It was developed in 1041~1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe. It was the basic method at that time. |
—No，thanks. It is too_______________.
—Because the fashion clothes are on sale at the moment.
—The Martian. It _______________shows a lot of imagination, _______________has a sense of humor.
They in1836.
Lonnie Johnson, one of the best toy inventors, was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1949. Growing up, he loved1things like his father did around the house. That helped him later to be a(n)2. Lonnie said, "My parents' support(支持)was a big3. I played with rockets when I was a kid. One day I was making some rocket fuel(燃料)in the kitchen.4it started to burn(燃烧)and soon the whole house seemed in5. After that my parents said6but ‘do that kind of thing outside’. They were really7. They bought me a lot of toys and things, knowing the first thing I would do was take8apart."
At the all-black Williamson High School in Mobile, Lonnie was9as a boy of unusual talent. A(n)10moment in his life came in 1968 when he represented(代表)his high school at a science fair organized by the University of Alabama.11the only black student, he won first prize for "Linex", a robot he had12out of waste.
Lonnie13the Super Soaker water gun. It later became a great14. Within only the first two years on the market, the Super Soaker became the number one selling15in the USA.
