“Village Basketball Association” or “Village BA” is 【小题1】grassroots basketball tournament in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Organized by local residents, the sport 【小题2】 (gain) popularity over the years, so it draws a large crowd of spectators and participants alike.

【小题3】 March 27, the team of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture won the title by 【小题4】 (beat) the team from Zunyi City 68-65. Some 20,000 spectators watched the game. The champion collected fragrant rice, a local specialty, and a Miao silver hat 【小题5】 (handmake) by an inheritor of intangible (非物质)cultural heritage skills as their award, besides the trophy and medals. A day ago, the team of Tongren City beat the team from Bijie City 57-50 in the bronze medal game. The game attracted more than 30,000 spectators, nearly double the average regular season attendance at an NBA game.

The village-level basketball 【小题6】 (compete) has been part of activities to celebrate the Chixin Festival, 【小题7】 falls on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar. Local authorities have upgraded the 【小题8】 (surround) facilities and added more than 20,000 seats 【小题9】 (improve) the spectator experience. According to statistics from the Guizhou Sports Bureau(体育局), the “Beautiful countryside” basketball league has held over 5,000 matches, 【小题10】 (effective) driving the development of local tourism, culture and economy.

World Cup is likely the most popular sporting event in the world, 【小题1】 draws billions of television viewers every tournament(锦标赛).

These days, football, 【小题2】 (go) back over two thousand years to Ancient China, is fun enough 【小题3】 (attract) millions of people. It’s a game to play cheaply and 【小题4】 (easy), which 【小题5】 (be) perhaps the basis of its popularity. People don’t need expensive 【小题6】 (equip) and the football doesn’t cost much money. People can see children playing to【小题7】 (they) hearts’ content with a ball everywhere. Besides, another factor behind its popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field. You don’t have to be 【小题8】 fan to recognize the skill of professional players, but still can feel the excitement of a game ending with a surprising twist. What’s more, football has become one of the 【小题9】 (good) ways for people to communicate. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and 【小题10】 the field.