Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this, Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other.

To a forefinger, one of the most surprising things about football England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the player in most of the important of the teams. He has pictures of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion(看法)is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.

 Most schools in England take football seriously--- much more seriously than nearly all European schools. In England , education is not only a matter of filling a body’s mind with facts in the classroom, but also means the training of character(性格)。One of the best ways of training character is playing games especially team game, the boy or the girl has to learn to work games and matches for its pupils, Football is a good team game, and it is good both for the body and the mind. That is why it is every school’s game in England.

1 In the first sentence of the passage, “this” refers to the fact that____

A football is the most popular game in the England 

B one has to go to one of the important matches

C all kinds of people like playing football

D people shout for one kind or the other

2 To a foreigner, what is so surprising about football in the England?

A  Little boys know more about the results of football matches than old people

B The names of the important players are know to all

C Even the smallest boy has great knowledge of the mage

D Games and matches are a part of education

4 From football games, it is believed that children can ___

A train their character      B work for themselves

C plan games and matches   D learn their lessons

5 Which of the following statements is turn according to the passage?

A  All European schools take football seriously

B Football in England is more important than lessons

C Even the smallest boy in England can play football well

D Football games are planned in every school in England