Popular Sports around the world by Kathie Mormile

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1 Name: Reading comprehension part:../10 Reading comprehension & Grammar English Exam Exam2, 20 June 2014 Popular Sports around the world by Kathie Mormile For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer developed from some of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its first set of rules. In European countries, soccer is called football or association football. Some people believe that the name "soccer" came from "assoc.," an abbreviation for the word association. Others believe that the name came from the high socks that the players wear. Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, including the most famous player of all, Pelé. With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then later in New York. During his 22 years in soccer, he scored 1,281 goals and held every major record for the sport. People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and Latin American countries. Soccer is definitely the world s most popular sport!

2 English Exam Name Exam 2,20 June 2014 I. Answer the following questions: ( 8 pts) 1. How did soccer game develop? (1 pt) In which country did soccer game win its name and its first rules? (½ pt) When did the world cup competition start? (½ pt).. 4. Why is Pelé famous? (2 pts) 5. Why is soccer game a very popular sport? (1 ½ pts) 6. How do you think a soccer player s appearance should be like? And what are his daily routines in your opinion? (2 ½ pts) II. Circle the correct answers (2 pts) a. dazzling means: funny splendid difficult b. The opposite of fast is: long short slow c. Soccer game is popular in: Europe America Europe and America d. The World Cup competition has been going on for: 84 years 90 years 80 years

3 Grammar part:./ 45 1 Underline the correct form. ( 8 pts) 1 Oh, no! We can t play tennis. It rains / is raining. 2 It rains / is raining a lot in April. 3 I read / am reading a very good book. 4 I read / am reading in bed every night. 5 She s a doctor. She works / is working in St Mary s Hospital. 6 She works / is working very hard because she has a maths test tomorrow. 7 Vegetarians don t eat / aren t eating meat. 8 Look! That man eats / is eating a big ice-cream! 2 Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous. ( 11 pts ) Come Have Speak (2) Start Teach (2) Drink Read Eat Listen This is Susanne Wells. She is a teacher and she. children in primary school. It s 7.30 on Monday morning. She is in her kitchen and she breakfast. She usually a cup of coffee and a toast for breakfast. Now she. the newspaper and she. to the news on the radio. She usually work at It is now and Susanne is at school. At the moment she.. English to her class. Children in her class. from France, Germany and Holland. They English at home. Susanne is a good teacher and she English very well. 3. Write the past simple of these verbs Make the sentences negative. 1. My sister played with her toys yesterday. (5 pts) 2. Tom studied French last year. 3. He ate an apple after lunch. 4. Mum did the washing-up after dinner. 5. Our teacher went on holiday last week.

4 Write the past simple: (6 pts) 1. open 2. want 3. buy 4. take 5. tell 6. watch 7. tidy 8. drink 9. feed 10. die 11. clean 12. Bite EXERCISE B: FILL IN WHO, WHOSE, WHAT, WHEN or WHERE : 1....What...is it? It s a gorilla. ( 15 pts) 2....are you going? To the park is your birthday? June the 10 th is your pen? Here it is are they? They re Jane & Tom is your school? It s near here are those books? They re mine time is it? It s twelve noon is your father? He s at work do you get up? At 7 o clock are they? They re teachers are they? They re my parents do you have lunch? At noon are you? I m Mr Smith is this man? He s William.

5 Name: Writing English Exam Exam 2,24 June 2014 You are going to write about your last big holiday, when you went on a trip. Think about the following before you start writing: 150 words Where did you go? When did you go? Who did you go with? How did you get there? How long did you stay? What was the weather like? Where did you stay? What did you do during the day? In the evening? Had you been there before? Did you enjoy the holiday? Why (not)? Would you go back or recommend it to others?