2019届中考英语复习资料超值阅读练习46人教新目标版.docxVIP

2019 届中考英语复习精品资料  超值阅读练习  46 人教新目标版 In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule. Instead of the usual black and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game. The new ball was made up of 32 pieces of three colors: red, blue and white. Interestingly enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors, too. Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup. But early football was made up of eight pieces of leather. As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and then to 32 now. About three million such new footbal