Question

Reading 8 Read the text and circle the correct answers. The biggest football competition in the world is the World Cup. This is how it all started. The organizers of the Olympics decided not to include football in the 1932 competition, because it was in America and football was not popular there. In 1930, the FIFA president, Jules Rimet, started a world championship for football. He decided to hold it in Uruguay, because they were the best team in the world at that time. At first, European countries did not want to send their teams. The only way to travel a long distance in 1930 was on a ship. European countries said it was too expensive and took too long for them to travel to South America. Finally, Jules Rimet persuaded four European countries to send their teams. There were teams from North and South America and from Europe. A French player, Lucien Laurent, scored the first goal of the competition. France won their first match, but lost the others. The winners of the competition were Uruguay. They played Argentina in the final. Uruguay won 4-2. They scored their fourth goal in the last minute. 93000 people saw the best team in the world become the first World Champions. 1 The World Cup started in ... a Uruguay. c 1932. b 1928. d America. 2 It was in Uruguay because ... a Jules Rimet was Uruguayan. b they were Olympic champions. c they were the best team. id it was expensive Помогите!!​

Answer 1

1. The World Cup started in Uruguay.

2. It was in Uruguay because they were the best team.

(Примечание: вариант «d America» в вопросе 1 неверен, поскольку он не дает правильной информации о начале чемпионата мира.)

Answer 2

The World Cup started in Uruguay in 1930. The FIFA president at the time, Jules Rimet, decided to hold the first World Cup in Uruguay because they were considered the best team in the world at that time Initially, European countries were reluctant to send their teams to Uruguay due to the expensive and time-consuming travel by ship. However, Jules Rimet managed to persuade four European countries to participate in the competition.

In the final match, Uruguay played against Argentina, and Uruguay emerged as the winners with a score of 4-2. The fourth goal, which secured their victory, was scored in the last minute of the match. Approximately 93,000 people witnessed Uruguay becoming the first World Champions.

So, to answer your questions: 1. The World Cup started in Uruguay. 2. It was held in Uruguay because Uruguay was considered the best team in the world at that time.

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