For soccer fans around the world, the FIFA World Cup is a big event that can’t 【小题1】 (miss). This year, it’s being held in Qatar. At the end of March, its 【小题2】 (office) ball was announced.

Called “AI Rihla”, 【小题3】 means “the journey” in Arabic, the ball 【小题4】 (represent) the culture of Qatar. Its design has been inspired by the county’s architecture, its flag and its iconic (标志性的) boats.

To adapt to the speeds of today’s sport, the ball is designed 【小题5】 (be) high tech. The ball has first-rank shape and air retention (气密性). On the outside, it has 20 panels (面). 【小题6】 (follow) the laws of aerodynamics (空气动力学), the panels and surface material improve the ball’s 【小题7】 (accurate) and fight stability, noted the Qatar Tribune website. On account of this design, the ball 【小题8】 (consider) the fastest and most accurate ball to date.

The design of the ball also keeps sustainability (持续性) as 【小题9】 top priority (优先) because it’s the first World Cup ball made with water-based inks and glues only.

“This is an excellent, sustainable (耐用的) and high-quality official match ball that will be enjoyed by stars 【小题10】 well as grassroots players everywhere,” Jean-Francois Pathy, FIFA’s Director of Marketing, said in a statement.

For many years, the Future City Competition has brought together young people to create visionary(幻想的) designs, 【小题1】 (require) skill and imagination. This year’s theme, “The Age-Friendly City,” invited students to design small cities, 【小题2】 would enable older people to live 【小题3】 (independent).

The competition, which 【小题4】 (encourage) students to hone (磨炼) their engineering skills while working to create a better world, is open to kids in【小题5】 (grade) six through eight. After more than 44, 000 students participated in regional competitions, finalists【小题6】 (choose) for the top competition.

The grand prize went to “Halona,” a city of the future【小题7】 (create) by students from Edlin School in Reston, Virginia. The team researched and developed their model city 【小题8】 the help of teacher Vasantha Ayala and volunteer mentor ( 导师) Nandhini Kuntipuram. For their grand prize, 【小题9】 Edlin students won $7, 500 for their school’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) program.

Tom Chmielenski, a computer software engineer, served as a judge. “It’s very nice as an engineer to see young people have these futuristic ideas,” he said. “We can’t wait 【小题10】 (see) what the future holds.”

The Village Super Football League, or the “Cunchao” in Chinese, in Rongjiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province came to an end 【小题1】 Saturday night. The grass-roots sport tournament 【小题2】 (last) for nearly three months, drawing attention across the country and boosting the local economy in the region.

Each weekend saw the sports facility in Rongjiang county 【小题3】 (crowd) by football fans from all over China. Since the beginning of the “Cunchao”, the government of Rongjiang county has set aside a special area for night time economy, 【小题4】 (include) free stalls, areas for barbecue, snacks and cold drinks, 【小题5】 became another local popular venue following football field.

From July 1 to 16, Rongjiang county recorded 【小题6】 total of 921,200 visits, generating income of 1.08 billion yuan. 【小题7】 (variety) of local traditional agricultural and textile (纺织品) products also gained huge popularity due to the football tournament 【小题8】 the online and offline sales surpassed 20 million yuan, according to the report.

A yellow cow, three black haired pigs and three goats 【小题9】 (award) to the winner of the first place, second place and third place of the “Cunchao” tournament, 【小题10】 (respective). All the livestock were locally raised.