2022年自考《综合英语（一）》练习试题2.10

B.根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。

It must be realized that sport in its modern form is almost entirely a British invention.Boxing,rugby,football,hockey,tennis and cricket 61 all first organized and given rules in Britain.Rules are the essence of sport,and sportsmanship is the ability to practice a sport 62 to its rules,while also showing generosity to one’s opponent and 63 temper in defeat.The high pressure of modern international sport 64 these ideals difficult to keep,but they are 65 least highly valued in Britain and are certainly achieved there 66 commonly than among more excitable peoples.Moreover,sportsmanship as an ideal is applied 67 life in general.This is proved by the number of sporting terms 68 in ordinary speech.Everybody talks of“fair play”and“playing the game”or“playing 69”.Borrowed from boxing,“straight from the shoulder”is used to describe a well-aimed,strong criticism and“below the 70”is used to describe an unfair one.One of the most elementary rules of life is“never hit a man when he’s down”-in other words,never take advantage of a person’s misfortune.