In almost every big university in the USA , football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it, If they move it to the end of the filed, they receive six points. This is called a touch down. It is hard to move the ball. Eleven men in the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team. Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV. 1. In America , football players can _______. A. only kick the ball B. only throw the ball C. kick, throw and carry the ball 2. If a team wants to get points it has to move the ball _____. A. 10 yards B. to the other end C. away from its own end 3. Most teams begin to play games in _______. A. September B. October C. November 4. When do the best teams play again? _______ A. On Christmas. B. Before the season ends. C. On New Year’s Day.