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Some people argue that the pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen kill the essence of sport—the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. However, the individual representing his/her country cannot afford to think about enjoying him/herself; he has to think only about winning. He/She is responsible for an entire nation’s hope, dreams and reputation.
A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world’s most important sport. It is even more important now that the United States is seriously taking it up. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention “Argentina” to someone and chances are that he/she’ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup “puts Argentina on the map.”
Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Years ago thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money travelling to Argentina, where the finals were played.
So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it’s nice to know that you won, and that in one way at least your country is best.
53. According to the passage, the United States .
(A) has begun to give much attention to football
(B) is fond of playing football
(C) has won the football World Cup
(D) is getting sick of football
54. In the second paragraph, the word “summit” means the
(A) highest point
(B) mountain top
(C) award
(D) summary
55. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will .
(A) fail to succeed
(B) be successful
(C) lose enjoyment
(D) be irrational
56. What is the author’s attitude towards international games?
(A) Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.
(B) Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.
(C) Nations that win in international games prove best on the sports field at least.
(D) Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.
Task 4: Choose the suitable word in the box to fill each gap of the passage.
Behave, Lessons, Classes, Typing, Mark,
Strict, Teach, Prepare, Homework, Degree
Josephine is a teacher of English in a state secondary school. She is a graduate of Sussex University with a (1) _degree_ in English literature. When she graduated, she first worked in an office but she was bad at (2) _typing_ and soon got bored with the job. She decided to (3) __teach _, so she went to a teacher training college. Josephine teaches six different (4) __classes________ of children between the ages of 12 and 18.
The students enjoy her (5) _lessons_ but she finds it hard work. She gives children a lot of (6) _homework_ to do, and every evening she has to (7) _mark_ it and (8) _prepare_for the next day. One problem is that the children in her school don’t (9) _behave_ very well. They are often impolite. Josephine and the other teachers have to be very (10) _strict_ with them.
1. Young children ..enjoy.... helping with the household tasks ( enjoyment)
2. Do you have a ..national... costume in your country ? (nation)
3.I hope there won't be too many ...difficulties... in getting a work permit (difficult)
4. You must be very .careful.. when you ride your bike in crowded street (care)
5. The streets are..crowded... with fans before the final match (crowd)
6. There were crowds of..shops..at the supermarket while I was there last weekend (shop)
7. Thre is some.similarity.. in the way these two singers sing (similar)
8.This is a big ..improvement.. on your previous work (improve)
9. he started to play football..professionally..after leaving college ( profession)
10. There's not much..entertainment.. in this town- just the cinema and a couple of pubs (entertain)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets
1. One of my friends was elected as _leader__(lead) of the campaign group
2. He was unqualufied and totally__inexperienced__(experience)
3. It was the most__frightening_(frighten) experience of my life
4. The number of__deaths__(die) in traffic accidents is alarming
5. He is_fastening__(fast) the rope instead of loosening it
6. In many families, ___important__(importance) decisions are made by the men
7. Much to my __relief__(relieve) the car was not damaged
8. The man was shot __dead__(die) by a gunman outside his home
9. None of these sculptures is less than three metres in _height__(high)
10. The students have been studying hard in _preparation__(prepare) for the final exam
11. He started to play football ___professionally_(profession) after leaving college
12. The is some _similarities__(similar) in the way these two singers sing
13. The were crowds of __shops__(shop) at the supermarket while i was there last week
14. Finally, the pilot managed to land the plane __safely_(safe)
15. ____Originally_(origin) it was a hotel, but they turned it into a school
16. A good driver always thinks about the __safety_(safe) of his passengers
17. Study hard from beginning and you will pass the exam _easily__(easy)
18. They've held the __championship__(champion) for the past two years
19. I finally managed __to obtain_(obtain) a copy of the repor
20. The Radium Institude __was found__(found) in 1914
21. The man completed his formal __education__(educate) three years ago
22. She couldn't bear seeing any human ___suffering_(suffer)
23. Their daughter was killed in a __tragic__(tragedy) accident at the age of 15
24. We need to organize many __educational__(educate) programs for children to take part in
25. Do you believe in life after __death__(die)?
WORD FORM :
1. (competitive) __________ sports encourage children to work together as a team
2. (global) _________ warning is a big problem that concerns many countries and their people
3. She always belived (passionately) _______ in women's rights
4. She started to sing (professionally) _________ after leaving college
5. The 32 (finally) ________ played in ten stadiums in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010
6. The Davis Cup is an important international tennis (championship) __________
7. The room was (attractively) _________ arranged for the party
8. The students are (competitors) ________, but they're also supportive of each other
9. They are looking for companies to sponsor this (sporty) _________ event
10. A lot of (viewers) _________ complained that there was too much violence in that movie