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            Sumo wrestling in Japan (日本相撲)

  Sumo wrestling (相撲) is a national sport in Japan. Every year there are six competitions,and millions of Japanese watch them on television. A competition is a series of ( — 系 列) matches.

  Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself.Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over two thousand years ago. History says that there were sumo competitions in the eighth century.

  In many sports,athletes are thin and can move very quickly. It is beautiful to watch them play. However,sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos. One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos. Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful,and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport.

  Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys. They exercise to make their bodies strong. They also eat a lot.

  They wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor. A wrestler loses the match if he leaves the ring. He is also a loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor. Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring. Sometimes one wrestler just steps beside when the other wrestler rushes towards him. Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring.

  Sumo is not very popular in other countries,but the Japanese love it. Even young people find this traditional sport exciting.

() 1. Which of the following about sumo is TRUE?

   A. It is watched on TV by people around the world.

   B. It has six competitions for people all around the world.

   C. It is a national sport in Japan.

   D. It has only one match in a competition.

() 2. Sumo wrestlers are often than other sportsmen.

   A. taller   B. shorter   C. fatter   D. thinner

() 3. When do sumo wrestlers start training?

   A. When they are boys.

   B. When they graduate from middle school.

   C. When they want to eat more.

   D. When they leave middle school.

() 4. Who of the following does not lose the game in a match?

   A. One wrestler's feet touch the floor.

   B. One wrestler leaves the ring.

   C. One wrestler^ hands touch the ground.

   D. One wrestler's back touches the floor.

() 5. This passage mainly tells us .

   A. some popular sports in Japan

   B. the national sport in Japan

   C. the weight of wrestling athletes

   D. the rules of sumo wrestling

Answer 1

1.C 2.C 3.A 4.A 5. B