Today was a very important day. France played __1__ Senegal (塞内加尔) in the opening match of the World Cup. Soccer fans were very __2__ watching the match on TV. To our great surprise, France was __3__.
　　Today football has become very __4__ in China after a __5__ wait. “China is in the World Cup for the first time, __6__ we should support them!” Said some people. In our school many students enjoy __7__ it. My __8__ and I often go to the football field after class.
　　This afternoon there was a __9__ football match in our school. __10__ team played against No.1 Middle School. __11__ they were all very big and strong, it was a __12__ game between the two teams with the result 0-0 last time. Today our school played much __13__.
　　In the first half of the match __14__ team kicked a goal, but in the second, Li Ming from our school kicked a goal. We won 1-0, at last. I’m so __15__. I can’t get to sleep tonight.
　　1. A. with B. against C. to D. at
　　2. A. good at B. pleased to C. interested in D. boring in
　　3. A. beaten B. knocked C. fought D. hit
　　4. A. welcome B. popular C. useful D. usual
　　5. A. 44-day B. 44-week C. 44-month D. 44-year
　　6. A. or B. but C. so D. yet
　　7. A. buying B. playing C. drinking D. looking
　　8. A. students B. teachers C. classmates D parents
　　9. A. happy B. wonderful C. funny D. famous
　　10. A. Their B. Her C. Your D. Our
　　11. A. Because B. And C. As D. Though
　　12. A. mistake B. luck C. draw D. game
　　13. A. better B. well C. vest D. worse
　　14. A. neither B. either C. both D. none
　　15. A. lucky B. pleased C. unhappy D. worried

名师点评：

　　本人介绍了世界杯首场比赛的结果，表达了中国队进入世界杯引起的兴奋之情，讲述了足球在中国的发展情况。

答案解析：

　　1. B。固定结构 play against sb. 意为“与……进行比赛”。
　　2. C。be good at 意为“擅长于……”;be pleased to 后面应接动词原形;D项说法和意思都不对;be interested in 意为“对……感兴趣”，符合文意，为正确选项。
　　3. A。beat sb. 意为“击败某人”，符合文意，为正确选项。
　　4. B。事实说明，足球在中国越来越流行，故选popular。
　　5. D。大家都知道，这次等待的时间应为44年，故选 D。
　　6. C。两句的意思形成因果关系，所以应用so来引导结果状语从句。
　　7. B。play football 意为“踢足球”。
　　8. C。按常理，放学后，和我一起踢足球的应是同学，故选classmates。
　　9. B。通读下文，这是一场紧张但以我方胜利而告终的足球赛，比赛刺激精彩，应选wonderful 。
　　10. D。根据文章，比赛是在我们城队和另一支城队之间进行，故选our。
　　11. D。分析句子，前一句是后一句的让步状语从句，故应选Though。
　　12. C。根据上半场0：0的比分可知上半场以平局告终，故选draw 。
　　13. A。从文中可知，我对我队的表现非常满意，且much常用来修饰比较级，故选择better。
　　14. A。neither表示两者都不，either表示两者中的任意一个，both表示两者都，none表示三者或三者以上都不。上半场双方没有进球，故选neither。.
　　15. B。我队获胜，我当然很高兴，故选pleased。