Question

请英语高手们帮帮忙，是英语的语法填空，，*为要填的！

After * prematch argument over which ball to use for the final，it is believe that the Argentine ball was used in one half and the Uruguayan ball in the other。Rumor
has * that this is how the phrase developed。
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*expected，the South American countries were strengthless

Answer 1

After we prematch argument over which ball to use for the final，it is believe that the Argentine ball was used in one half and the Uruguayan ball in the other。

Rumor has it that this is how the phrase developed。单数名词+has+it+that为固定结构，解释为据。。。说，原句的意思是，句谣言说这就是这个词组如何发展的过程。

1 As were expected，the South American countries were strengthless或者
2 As expected，the South American countries were strengthless或者
3 As people （had ）expected，the South American countries were strengthless
第一个为as引导的定语从句，可放于主句的前面。如果后面有be 可以省略，如上，但是变为了as引导的状语从句，3与2一样是状语从句。
整个句子大致可以解释为，南非国家发展没有后劲，这在人们预料之内。