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    Every country has its own popular sports. The most popular sport in the USA is baseball. Soccer is popular, too. People in the USA also like American football. A football in America is not round. It is oval-shaped. Baseball is more popular than soccer or American football. Almost everyone in the USA loves baseball. It is the favorite sport of the nation.

People in Mexico like baseball too, but soccer is more popular there. Soccer is also very popular in other countries. It's the most popular sport in the world. Soccer fans say soccer is faster and more exciting than baseball.

1. （1）         is more popular than         in the United States.

   A . Baseball; football B . Football; baseball  C . Basketball; football D . Soccer; football
3. （2）         is the most popular sport in the USA.

   A . Football B . Soccer C . Baseball D . Basketball
5. （3） In Mexico,        is more popular than       .

   A . baseball; soccer B . soccer; baseball C . American football; baseball D . basketball; football
7. （4）         is the most popular in the world.

   A . American football B . Baseball C . Soccer D . Badminton
9. （5） Soccer fans thinks baseball is           exciting than soccer.

   A . less B . little C . more D . much