The FIFA Women's World Cup is the (1) _____________ important international competition in women's football. It is (2) ________ by the women's national football teams of the member states of the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's largest global governing (3) _______ contested (4) ________ four years, the first Women's World Cup tournament, (5)_________ the Women's World Championship, was held in 1991, sixty-one years after the men's first FIFA World Cup tournament in 1930. The current format has sixteen teams (6) ________ every four years for the winner's trophy. Of the first four tournaments held, the United States has won the championship (7) ________ , Norway once and Germany most recently in the 2003 edition.
Since its first (8) _______ , the Women's World Cup has continued to grow (9)_________ popularity. FIFA estimates that there are currently forty million girls and women playing football around the world, and the num¬ber of women will equal to the number of men by 2010. Planning for the 2007 Women's World Cup in China reflects the (10) _________.
1. a. more b. most c. mostly d. almost
2. a. confirmed b. contested c. governed d. established
3. a. head b. forehead c. hand d. body
4. a. every b. even c: event d. none
5. a. name b. naming c. named d. namely
6. a. struggle b. scramble c. compete d. hosted
7. a. twice b. two c. pair d. couple
8. a. show b. stage c. round d. tournament
9. a. for b. in c. with d. from
10. a. grow b. growth. c. grew d. grown
