Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25.
How to play hockey
The modern game of hockey is a fast and exciting game for both players and spectators. Each player uses a stick which has a flat side. The ball may only be hit with the flat side of the stick. The head of the stick is made of wood.
Games are played for two periods, each one lasting thirty-five minutes. Hockey requires many skills. Players must learn to use their sticks so that they can run with the ball (dribble), pass the ball from stick to stick with accuracy, dodge past other players, tackle opponents and take the ball from them. Every player needs to be in good physical condition.
There are 11 players in a hockey team. The idea of the game is to score more goals than the opposing side. A goal is scored by hitting the ball past the opposition and shooting it between the goal posts. Each goal is worth one point. Hockey is played on a grass field the same size as a football field or on a synthetic surface. There is also a version of indoor hockey with modified rules.
(Adapted from ‘Sport in the Making: a History of Popular Sport in Australia' by Shane Power, HBJ, 1990)
21. How many players are there in a hockey team?
A. 35 B. 22 C. 11 D. 7
22. Why does hockey require many skills?
A. It is a fast and exciting game that is played on a grass field.
B. It is played on a grass field and players need to get the ball.
C. There are 11 players on a team and they play on a grass field.
D. Players need to get the ball past the opposition and shoot it in the goal post.
23. Which sentence is wrong?
A. Each period is 35 minutes long.
B. A goal in hockey is worth one point.
C. The ball is never hit with the flat side of the stick.
D. The head of the hockey stick is made of wood.
24. What is the idea of the game of hockey?
A. to keep the ball as long as long as possible
B. to score more goals than the opposing side
C. to pass the ball from stick to stick with accuracy
D. to be in good physical condition to play for two periods
25. What does the word "modified" in the last paragraph mean?
A. changed B. optional C. extra D. separate
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
French people learn more English from Netflix and other streaming services like Amazon Prime Video (26) _________ they do from formal study. This is the result of a survey carried out by YouGov. 56% of all age groups said that watching TV series and films in English with subtitles beat learning in the classroom. The figure rose to 77% for those between the (27) _________ of 17 and 24. Also, among the under-24s, 70% said social media was also a superior way of learning to (28) _________ in English. In all, 44% of respondents said that the English they learned at school was useless. They felt that this was partly because they were punished for making mistakes and so they became (29) _________ to speak English. Many people felt that they could read some English, but they could not converse.
At the moment, the French (30) _________ as number 40 in the international league table of ability to function in English. Nationalities who are well-known for their excellence at English - the Dutch, Nordics and Germans, have learned English from watching English TV and films with subtitles for a long time.
(https/www. The Times. co.uk)
26. A. than
B. as
C. so
D. much
27. A. years
B. ages
C. numbers
D. chapters
28. A. develop
B. discover
C. appear
D. communicate
29. A. surprised
B. afraid
C. worried
D. aware
30. A. changes
B. divides
C. ranks
D. grades
How to play hockey
The modern game of hockey is a fast and exciting game for both players and spectators. Each player uses a stick which has a flat side. The ball may only be hit with the flat side of the stick. The head of the stick is made of wood.
Games are played for two periods, each one lasting thirty-five minutes. Hockey requires many skills. Players must learn to use their sticks so that they can run with the ball (dribble), pass the ball from stick to stick with accuracy, dodge past other players, tackle opponents and take the ball from them. Every player needs to be in good physical condition.
There are 11 players in a hockey team. The idea of the game is to score more goals than the opposing side. A goal is scored by hitting the ball past the opposition and shooting it between the goal posts. Each goal is worth one point. Hockey is played on a grass field the same size as a football field or on a synthetic surface. There is also a version of indoor hockey with modified rules.
(Adapted from ‘Sport in the Making: a History of Popular Sport in Australia' by Shane Power, HBJ, 1990)
21. How many players are there in a hockey team?
A. 35 B. 22 C. 11 D. 7
22. Why does hockey require many skills?
A. It is a fast and exciting game that is played on a grass field.
B. It is played on a grass field and players need to get the ball.
C. There are 11 players on a team and they play on a grass field.
D. Players need to get the ball past the opposition and shoot it in the goal post.
23. Which sentence is wrong?
A. Each period is 35 minutes long.
B. A goal in hockey is worth one point.
C. The ball is never hit with the flat side of the stick.
D. The head of the hockey stick is made of wood.
24. What is the idea of the game of hockey?
A. to keep the ball as long as long as possible
B. to score more goals than the opposing side
C. to pass the ball from stick to stick with accuracy
D. to be in good physical condition to play for two periods
25. What does the word "modified" in the last paragraph mean?
A. changed B. optional C. extra D. separate
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
French people learn more English from Netflix and other streaming services like Amazon Prime Video (26) _________ they do from formal study. This is the result of a survey carried out by YouGov. 56% of all age groups said that watching TV series and films in English with subtitles beat learning in the classroom. The figure rose to 77% for those between the (27) _________ of 17 and 24. Also, among the under-24s, 70% said social media was also a superior way of learning to (28) _________ in English. In all, 44% of respondents said that the English they learned at school was useless. They felt that this was partly because they were punished for making mistakes and so they became (29) _________ to speak English. Many people felt that they could read some English, but they could not converse.
At the moment, the French (30) _________ as number 40 in the international league table of ability to function in English. Nationalities who are well-known for their excellence at English - the Dutch, Nordics and Germans, have learned English from watching English TV and films with subtitles for a long time.
(https/www. The Times. co.uk)
26. A. than
B. as
C. so
D. much
27. A. years
B. ages
C. numbers
D. chapters
28. A. develop
B. discover
C. appear
D. communicate
29. A. surprised
B. afraid
C. worried
D. aware
30. A. changes
B. divides
C. ranks
D. grades