Set 1

Questions 17 – 24
Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.

My Idol
My idol is Lionel Messi because he is a famous football player. Lionel Andrés Messi
was born in Rosario,Argentina in 1987. His football career started in 1995, in Newell’s
Old Boys. In 2000, he travelled to Barcelona with his family to join Barcelona Football
Club.In 2004, Messi played his first official match, against Espanyol at the Olympic
Stadium. A year later, he won the Under 20 World Cup in the Netherlands with
Argentina. He was eighteen years old at that time. In the 2008-2009 season, Messi
became the star of Barcelona. He played 51 games and scored 38 goals. In 2009, he won
the FIFA World Player and the Ballon d’Or Award. Messi is the captain of the
Argentinian National Team and has played in four World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014, and
2018), four CopasAméricas (2007, 2011, 2015, and 2016) and the 2008 Olympic Games,
where he won the gold medal.
Questions 17 - 24
Complete the following table.
Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.
My Idol
+
Lionel Andrés Messi
17. _____________________________________
Full Name

Rosario
18. _____________________________________
Place of Born

19. 1995
_____________________________________
Year Football Career Started

His family
20. _____________________________________
People Whom He Travelled
Together to Barcelona

Olympic Stadium
21. _____________________________________
Place of His First Official Match
Eighteen years old
22. _____________________________________
Age When He Won The Under 20
World Cup

38 goals
23. _____________________________________
Number of Goals Scored in the
2008-2009 Season

Ballon d’Or Award

[8 marks]

Set 2
Questions 17 – 24
Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.
Argentina
I love reading Atlas books. Last night, I read about Argentina. Argentina is
situated in South America. The capital city is Buenos Aires. The meaning of Argentina is
“Land of Silver”, and the official language is Spanish. The national sport is “Pato”. It is a
game played on horseback that combines elements from polo and basketball. Pato is
Spanish for “duck”, as early games used a live duck inside a basket instead of a ball.
However, the most popular sport in Argentina is football. There are 23 provinces in
Argentina. Independence day is on 9 July. Cristina Kirchner is the first woman president
to be elected. Currently, there are 44.27 million people in Argentina. The official currency
is the Argentine Peso. The national drink is mate, and a traditional candy is “Dulce de
leche”. The Argentinian flag has got three horizontal stripes, two sky blue and one white.
There is a sun in the middle. The Cockade of Argentina is a round symbol that people use
at national celebrations. The national animal is the ovenbird and the national flower is the
ceibo. The coat of arms represents the union between the provinces.

Questions 17 - 24
Complete the following table.
Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet.
Argentina
South America
17. _____________________________________
Continent

Buenos Aires
18. _____________________________________
Capital City

19. Spanish
_____________________________________
Main Language

Pato
20. _____________________________________
Official Sport

Cristina Kirchner
21. _____________________________________
Name of the First Woman
President
44.27 million
22. _____________________________________

Population

Argentine Peso
23. _____________________________________

Currency Used

Dulce de leche
24. _____________________________________
National Sweet Dish

[8 marks]