Wimbledon is 1______ important sporting event of the British summer. Since the first tournament was played in 1877 in front of just 2-------- hundred spectators, the competition has become a globa sporting event attended by over half a million people and watched on television by millions.3_______ the Wimbledon tennis championship has been in existence for just over a century, the sport of tennis has a long history.4________ experts agree that the modem game has its origins in a courtyard ball game played by French monks in the 11th century. It is definitely 5________ taking part in tennis championships. The Wimbledon champion, Roger 6_________ total prize money has amounted to nearly $17,000,000 since 1998.7_______ the fact that Wimbledon has traditionally been dominated by Americans and Europeans, players from many other countries are looking forward 8______ the tournament.
1 a) most с) most of
b) the most d) the most of
2 a) few с) a little
b) many d) a few
3 a) However с) Instead
b) Despite d) Although
4 a) Most с) Much
b) A lot d) Little
5 a) famous for с) without
b) worth d) good at
6 a) Federer с) Federer’s
b) Federers’ d) of Federer
7 a) Although с) What’s more
b)Instead d) Despite
8 a) to win с) of winning
b) to winning d) as to win