（一）It seems that the Englishmen just cannot live without sports of some kind. 61 . Wherever you go in this country, you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?
Taking all amateur（业余）and professional sports in Britain into consideration, there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list. 62 . The game originated（起源于）in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier.
The next is rugby, which is called “football” in the United States. 63 . In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked. It is a pretty rough game.
64 . In fact, it has sometimes been called the English national game. Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British.
Tennis rates high on the list, too. It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century . 65 A．A famous French humorist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives.B．It is called soccer in the United StatesC．It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players than eleven D．In summer, cricket is the most popular sportE. Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity
F. But it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world.
G. Not everyone likes ball gamesA
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解析：此题型为补全对话。兼有完型填空和情景对话的特点。首先，需要在空白处填上适当的，也就是符合语境的句子，换句话说，句子需要和它紧挨着的前后两句有紧密的衔接关系。首先，可根据句子意义的相识性对答语进行归类。第一类：A.B.C第二类：D.E第三类：F.G
根据此方法：
【小题1】A考察上下文理解和句意完整。结合上句和空白句的关系可判断出为因果关系。此处应填由because引导的表语从句。
【小题2】B考察上下文理解和句意完整。根据上句句意可以推出作者指出同是足球却在两个国家有不同的称呼，推出B
【小题3】C考察上下文理解和句意完整。根据空白句在句意上对上一句内容的进行补充，推出C
【小题4】D考察上下文理解和句意完整。根据上句和空白句的关系，应为另一运动项目的介绍，故选D
【小题5】F考察上下文理解和句意完整。根据空白句在句意上对上一句内容的进行补充，方能推出F