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Selecting the Olympic Sports
There are 28 sports permitted in the Summer Olympic
Games. The list of Olympic Sports has many of the world’s
best-loved sports on it, such as baseball, judo, soccer, tennis,
and volleyball. This list of sports hadn’t changed in 70 years,
[05] and the process for changing these sports is long and difficult.
That is why it was surprising news when the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it was studying
new sports for the list. At a meeting in Singapore in 2005, the
IOC voted on each of the 28 sports from the 2004 Olympic
[10] Games in Athens, Greece. Twenty-six of the 28 sports were
selected for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, which took
place in London, England. The two sports that did not receive
50 percent of the votes were baseball and softball.
Because these two sports were not selected, the IOC
[15] started the process of voting for two new sports. The five
sports to select from were roller skating, golf, rugby, squash,
and karate. After the first vote, karate and squash were
submitted to the IOC for the final vote.
To become an Olympic sport, a sport must receive two-
[20] thirds of the votes of the IOC. When the final vote took place,
squash received 39 “yes” votes and 63 “no” votes. Karate
received 38 “yes” votes and 63 “no” votes. It meant that
neither squash nor karate would feature in the 2012 Olympic
Games. And sad fans didn’t believe that their sports could be
[25] selected for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Adapted from Anderson, Neil J. - Active Skills for Reading - second Edition
The numbers 28, 70, 2005 and 2016, in bold type in the text, are respectively expressed in words as _______.
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GIFT GIVING
All over the world, people give gifts. But they give different things in different ways.
In Japan, people often give gifts. But they never open _____ in front of the giver.
In the United States and Canada, a man often gives _____ girlfriend flowers on Valentine’s Day (February 14). He sometimes gives her chocolate too.
In Korea, older people give new money to children on New Year’s Day. They give it to them for good luck.
In Peru, a man gives flowers to _____ girlfriend. But he doesn’t give _____ yellow flowers. They mean the relationship is finished.
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Back to School
For generations in the United States, a nineteenth century
invention known as the public school system was seen as
the best way to give students the knowledge and skills to
become nice citizens. Around the 1960s, experts began
[05] questioning the system, citing the need for new types of
schools to meet the changing demands of the twentieth
century. These reformers eventually won for parents a much
broader range of educational choices – including religious,
alternative, and charter schools and home schooling – but they
[10] also sparked a debate on teaching and learning that still
divides experts to this day.
Nunan, David - Listen in book 2, second edition.
According to the text, the public school system was in need of changes due to _______________.
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Back to School
For generations in the United States, a nineteenth century
invention known as the public school system was seen as
the best way to give students the knowledge and skills to
become nice citizens. Around the 1960s, experts began
[05] questioning the system, citing the need for new types of
schools to meet the changing demands of the twentieth
century. These reformers eventually won for parents a much
broader range of educational choices – including religious,
alternative, and charter schools and home schooling – but they
[10] also sparked a debate on teaching and learning that still
divides experts to this day.
Nunan, David - Listen in book 2, second edition.
The words “become” (line 4) and “meet” (line 6), in bold type in the text, are
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Back to School
For generations in the United States, a nineteenth century
invention known as the public school system was seen as
the best way to give students the knowledge and skills to
become nice citizens. Around the 1960s, experts began
[05] questioning the system, citing the need for new types of
schools to meet the changing demands of the twentieth
century. These reformers eventually won for parents a much
broader range of educational choices – including religious,
alternative, and charter schools and home schooling – but they
[10] also sparked a debate on teaching and learning that still
divides experts to this day.
Nunan, David - Listen in book 2, second edition.
The adjective form “the best” (line 3) and “nice” (line 4), underlined in the text, have as their comparative forms, respectively:
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Grounding
Grounding is a common form of punishment for young
people who disobey their parents. Grounding means that
they are not allowed to go out, after school or on weekends,
for a certain period of time. This could be from one day to
[05] ____ month or more, depending upon the gravity of the
offense. During that time, though, they must continue to go to
school, to work if they have a job, and do other errands
approved by their parents.
____ term “grounding” is ____ aviation term. A plane is
[10] grounded when it is not allowed to fly for any reason.
Similarly, pilots or other flying personnel are grounded when
they are not allowed to fly because of illness or for disobeying
the rules.
Adapted from Life in the USA: A Simplified reader on American Culture, book 1.
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