Brazil(巴西)isthegreatestfootballnationintheworld.Thereare100millionBrazilians(巴西人).Howmanyofthemarefootballfans?100million!Allofthemthinkthattheyknowallaboutfootball.Thismakeslifeverydifficult
Brazil (巴西) isthegreatestfootballnationintheworld.Thereare100millionBrazilians (巴西人).Howmanyofthemarefootballfans?100million!Allofthemthinkthattheyknowallaboutfootball.ThismakeslifeverydifficultfortheBrazilianteammanager.WhenthingsgobadlyfortheBrazilianteam,thenewspaperwoulddemand (要求) thattheteammanagershouldleavehisjob."Ifwewin,theyputmeinheaven (天堂),"asamanageroncesaid,"Ifwelose,theyputmeinhell (地狱)."
Youcan'tescapefootballinBrazil.Therearefootballmatchesoneverystreetandbeach.Ontelevision,theresultsofthefootballmatchescomebeforethemainnewsprograms.TherearesixtelevisionchannelsinRiodeJaneiro.OnSundayseachchannelshowsadifferentfootballmatch.
Brazilisnottherichestcountryintheworld,butthegovernmentspendshugesumsofmoneyonfootball.Itcostmorethanonebillionpoundstoprepareforthe1978WorldCup.That's10poundsforeveryBrazilianman,woman,andchild.AndmanyBraziliansdon'tearnasmuchas10poundsaweek.Isitworthit?
"Brazilmusthaveagreatfootballteam,"saysonejournalist."Ifitcostsonebillionpounds,that'sallright.Ifthegovernmentdoesn'tgiveagoodfootballteam,thenitwillbecomeunpopular.FootballismorethanagameinBrazil."
FootballismorethanagameinBrazil.Thisiscertainlytrueinitslargestcity,SaoPaulo.ThemostpopularteamisCorinthians.Corinthians'fansarethemostloyal (忠实的) andemotionalinBrazil.WhenCorinthianswin,productionintheSaoPaulocarfactoriesincreasesbyfifteenpercent.Whentheylose,itdrops.AtonetimeCorinthianswonthenationalchampionshipforthefirsttime.Forfourdaysfansdancedandsanginthestreets.
74.InBrazilthenumberoffootballfansanditspopulationare___.
A.thesame
B.less
C.more
D.100billion
75.Lifefor___isnoeasy,forhewillbeputinhellifthefootballteamloses.
A.afootballfan
B.anygovernmentofficial
C.theBrazilianteammanager
D.afootballplayer
76.Itisthe___thatcomebeforethemainnewsprogramsontelevision.
A.footballmatches
B