1. Read the following passage and fill each blank with a suitable word.
There are two main kinds of sports: (1) _____ sports and individual sports. Team sports (2) _____ such sports as baseball. basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play (3) _____ each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. (4) _____example, in a football game, if team A gets 4 points and team B (5) _____2 points, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.
=> Answer:
1. team 2. are 3. against 3. For 4. gets
2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each gap to complete the passage.
My favourite sports star is Michael Jordan. He was a famous basketball player in American National Basketball Association (NBA). He (1) _____ 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. The NBA website writes: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player (2) _____ all time The spirit of Michael Jordan (3) _____ that he never gave up. It may be one of the secrets of the success for Michael Jordan. Such a spirit makes a difference in our lives, so we (4)_____ try our best if we want to be successful. He is also a very (5)_____ and generous person because he uses his money to help those who need his help.
1. A. played B. did C. took
2. A. in B. on C. of
3. A. was B. had C. made
4. A. could B. should C. may
5. A. fine B. nice C. well
=> Answer:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B D. B
3. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.
REBECCA STEVENS
Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world. she was a journalist and lived in south London. In 1993. Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. 'You must carry everything on your back;' she explained. "so I alit you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn't even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!" Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17.1993. After that she wrote a book about the trip. and people often asked her to talk about it. She got a new job too. on a science programme on television.
1. Where was Rebecca Stevens from?
A. England B. Asia C. Everest D.The South
2. Before she climbed Everest Rebecca Stevens was a _______
A. climber B. journalist C. traveller D. scientist
3. Why did Rebecca Stevens become famous?
A. She left her job and her family and travelled to Asia.
B. She found that life on Everest is very difficult.
C. She got a new job on television.
D. She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest
4. Life on Everest is very difficult because ______
A. it is very high
B. you can't take things with you
C. there is no water there a there are no toothbrushes
5. After 1993, Rebecca had a ______
A. new book B. new job C. programme D. television
=> Answer:
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A