If a sport wants to enter the Olympics，it must have its own international association and it is practised by men in at least 75 countries on at least four continents or women in at least 40 countries on three continents.

1.remove

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P38)Some sports that were part of the Olympics in the past have been removed.

有些过去本来是奥运会项目的运动被取消了。

(2)When neither of these methods removed the static noise，I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away.(2015·全国Ⅱ)

当两种方法都无法消除静电噪音，我无助地坐等噪音消失。

(3)It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth.桌布上的污渍去不掉。

[归纳拓展]

remove vt.去除，移开；开除；免除，解除职务

remove...from...从......除去......

remove oneself走开 [即时跟踪]

(1)Illegally parked cars will be removed.

非法停放的汽车将被拖走。

(2)Three children were removed from the school for continous bad behavior.

三个孩子因持续行为不检被学校开除。

(3)It's beyond my comprehension why Tim is still living in constant fear of being from his position.

C.recommended D.removed

答案　D

解析　句意为：我不理解为什么蒂姆老是生活在一种害怕自己被解雇的持续的恐惧之中。remove开除，符合句意。discourage使泄气，使沮丧；comment评论；recommend推荐，介绍，均不符合题意。

2.unusual

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P38)These include familiar sports，such as baseball，as well as more unusual sports，such