IV. READING
Read the passage and then decide whether the sentence are True (T) or False (F).
Tom Barry – international skateboarder!
Tom Barry is 17 and started skateboarding when he was nine. He grew up in New York where he practiced hard and won his first competition when he was fourteen.
He was lucky. A writer SKATE IT! magazine watched him that day, then wrote an article about him. “They even made a video of me!” Tom said. “I left school last year and now the magazine is playing me to practice and to skateboard in international competitions. But I am not doing this for money. I’m doing this because it’s so much fun”.
Tom has just returned from Japan. Skateboarding is the third most popular sport for boys aged 12-16 in the USA but in Japan it is less well-known.
(Adapted from http://vi4.ilovetranslation.com)
36. Tom began skateboarding before his tenth birthday.
A. True                                B. False
37. A magazine journalist saw Tom on the day he won his first competition.
A. True                                B. False
38. Tom is lucky because he often wins international competitions.
A. True                                B. False
39. Earning lots of money is important to Tom.
A. True                                B. False
40. Skateboarding is becoming more popular in Japan than in the United States.
A. True                                B. False