(B)
When we talk about table tennis or ping−pong,China may be the first country that comes to
your mind.1.________ But do you know how this beautiful game was first created(创造)？
In the 1870 s,people in England loved to play lawn(草地)tennis.2.________People wanted to enjoy the sport indoors,so they started a new kind of tennis.They played
it on their dining tables.3.________
Later,more table tennis lovers brought table tennis to other countries.In 1904,it
was introduced(弓 l 进)to China.Chinese people quickly fell in love with the game.
4.________
Thanks to an Englishman,Ivor Montagu,China was able to be a member of International
Table Tennis Federation(国际乒乓球联合会).In 1959,China won the World
Championship(世锦赛)for the first time.In 1988,table tennis became an Olympic sport.
5.________ They won four gold medals and three silvers !
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A.They would play it almost everywhere.
B.But in winter,the weather was too cold.
C.It is known as the national ball game of China.
D.That's why the sport is called " table tennis ".
E.The Chinese table tennis team did well in Tokyo 2021.
F.What is your favourite sport in your free time?

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