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The expanded tournament will be held in the Far East in two years' time. China will host the newly-revised version of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021, which is set to be played between the summer months of June and July.
The revamped competition will now take place once every four years and is expected to feature eight teams from Europe. The current version of the tournament only includes seven teams, but FIFA's expansion will see that number rise to 24. The Club World Cup will now replace the Confederations Cup, which has served as a warm-up event for countries hosting the World Cup since 1992. FIFA has released an official statement which reads: “FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021.”
Speaking at a council meeting in Shanghai on Thursday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino stated: “This is a historic decision for football because the FIFA council decided unanimously to appoint China as the host for the new FIFA World Cup for clubs.” “The new FIFA World Cup for clubs will be a competition which every person who loves football looks forward to. It is the first real and true world cup for the best teams and clubs in the world.”

1.China was chosen to be the host of ________ in 2021.

A the Asian Cup

B the World Cup

C the Club World Cup

D the Confederations Cup

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句China will host the newly-revised version of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021可知，中国将于2021年主办国际足联俱乐部世界杯新修改后的比赛，故选C。

2.How many football teams in the world will take part in the new competition in 2021?

A 7.

B 8.

C 15.

D 24.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句The current version of the tournament only includes seven teams, but FIFA's expansion will see that number rise to 24.可知，随着国际足联的扩张，世界上将会有24个足球队参加比赛，故选D。

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A The expanded competition will be held every two years.

B Summer is the most suitable season for football matches.

C The World Cup is more powerful than the Confederations Cup.

D More football teams from Europe will be invited to the football match.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第二段第三句The Club World Cup will now replace the Confederations Cup, which has served as a warm-up event for countries hosting the World Cup since 1992.可知，联合会杯将被取代且联合会杯一直是世界杯主办国的热身赛，故推测世界杯比赛更具有影响力，故选C。

4.The underlined words “a historic decision” in Paragraph 3 mean that _______.

A the World Cup has been revised

B the FIFA members have expanded

C the competition time has been increased

D China was appointed as the host of the Club World Cup

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据文章第三段国际足联主席詹尼•因凡蒂诺的原话because the FIFA council decided unanimously to appoint China as the host for the new FIFA World Cup for clubs可知，历史性抉择指的是对新一届国际足联俱乐部世界杯主办方的选择，故选D。