A. remarkable B. independent C. individual D. endurance E. contracts F. developed G. coined H. present I. inherent J. separate K. amateur L. insurance M. contests N. established O. despite For several countries, cricket ( 板球 ) has been a very popular sport in England. It has been enjoyed by both professional and 1)___________ players. This super-popular game is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players. It can provide you with health benefits like building 2)__________ , balance, and physical fitness. But for a team sport, cricket also places 3)___________ players under unusual pressure because every team players is 4) __________ of each other. Cricket might have started in early 16th-century England. Written records 5)___________ evidence of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward at Newenden, Kent in 1301; and it is possible, 6)_____________no hard evidence, that this was a form of cricket. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had 7)____________ into a national sport of England. The growth of the British Empire led to cricket being played abroad and by the mid-19th century the first international 8)_________ were held. Cricket has had a(n) 9)______________ impact on popular culture in England. It has had an influence on the vocabulary of the English language, with such phrased as that’s not cricket 10)_____________ to describe unfair behavior in general.