阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
What is a spelling bee? 1 , but it is so popular in the Unite States. It is a game for children to spell English words.
The National Spelling Bee is the largest education contest(比赛) . It first began in 1925 in Washington.D. C. 2 . It is open to students in eighth grade or lower and not reaching their 15th birthday.
The contest is quite simple. When it's your turn, the teacher says a word and you have to spell it. 3 , you stay in the game. If you spell it wrong, you're out. What's not so easy are the words the teachers ask you to spell.
Usually, children need to spend a lot of time learning vocabulary. They must remember thousands of English words and spell every word correctly in the contest. Only winners in regional (地区的) contest can enter the national contest. It’s many children’s dream to win the regional contest and go to Washington, D. C. The final winners will be called the Spelling Bee. 4 . Do you also think they are great?
A. If you spell it right
B. Not too many Chinese students know it
C. It is held in late May or early June of each year
D. The children like the sports a lot
E. It means they have worked hard
B
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍的是拼字比赛游戏的起源和规则。
【小题1】由后一句句意：但是它在美国非常流行，表转折。可知，前一句应为Not too many Chinese students know it。很多中国学生都不了解它。故选B
【小题2】第二段讲的是拼字比赛的起源，1925年在华盛顿首次举行。由前文意思可推断出，后一句应填比赛举行的时间。故选C
【小题3】根据下文意思，如果你拼错了，就会出局。可推断出，前文应是如果你拼的正确，就会继续比赛。故选A
【小题4】根据前文意思，在地区比赛中获胜是许多学生的梦想，就可以华盛顿参加决赛，最终的胜利者被称为拼字比赛王，当然这就意味着胜利者付出了很多的努力。故选C.