IV. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
阅读短文，从文后选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整通顺。有一项剩余。
Soccer is the world's favorite sport. It has around 3 billion fans—nearly half the world's population! And about 300 million people play this game. 1
2 Many people in old days played the early form of this modern game. Cuju (蹴鞠), a ball-kicking game in China, was reported as early as 2,500 BC. Around the same time in Greece, people were also playing a similar ball without using their hands.
But modern soccer didn't become official (官方) until 1863. An Englishman called Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a soccer association (联盟). 3 From then on, other associations in the countries were set up. They came together to make up the FIFA, which organizes the World Cup.
It's not easy to tell what makes soccer so popular. 4 Soccer needs only two feet and a ball. This makes it a sport that developing countries can play easily. Some of the sport's best players come from these poor countries.
5 The sport's no-hands rule makes beautiful dance—like movements on the field. What's more, this sport excites the heart. Teams might score only a few times each match, so matches can turn around suddenly.
No one knows who will win at the next World Cup. But one thing is certain: The world will be watching.
A.He also wrote the sport's official rules.
B.That's about 4% of the world's population!
C.It's hard to say where soccer's birthplace is.
D.Soccer performances are pleasing to the eyes.
E.We hope China will win at the next World Cup.
F.But one reason is how simple the sport is.

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