Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh học kỳ II lớp 10 ban cơ bản năm học 2014 - 2015 trường THPT Bình Dương, Bình Định

Football is the most (1)_____sport in Britain, particularly amongst men. It (2)_____by boys in most schools. Most towns have an amateur football team which plays in a minor league. Football is also the most popular (3)_____sport in Britain. Many people go to see their favourite professional team (4)_____at home, and some go away matches. Many more people watch football on television.

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born in Leytonstones, London on 2ndMay 1975. Keen on football from very early on, David won the bobby Charlton Soccer Skills Award when he was 11. Five years later, at the age of 16, he signed on as a trainee at Manchester United Football Club. The following year, he made his first appearance as a substitute but it was another three years before he started playing full-time in the Premier League.  

He established himself as a quality player in the 1995/96 season and, in his midfield right position, the number 7 helped his team to win the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.

In 1996 he started playing for the English senior team and the year ended with him being voted Young Player of the Year.

It was no surprise that Beckham was picked up to play in the 1998 World Cup in France. A year later he was votes the second best player in the world after Rivaldo, the outstanding Barcelona and Brazil player.

In 2001, he was made captain of the England team, a responsibility which brought out him the best in him. During the match, he led by example and showed that he could play with all his heart.