A. remarkable B. independent C. individual D. endurance E. contracts F. developed G. coined H. present I. inherent J. separate K. L. insurance M. contests N. established O. despite 窗体顶端 For several centuries, cricket ( 板球 ) has been a very popular sport in England. It has been enjoyed by both professional and (1) ________ players. This super-popular is a bat-and-ball 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 player is (4) ________ of each other. Cricket might have started in early 16th-century England. Written records (5) ________ evidence of a 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 phrases as that's not cricket (10) ________ to describe unfair behavior in general.