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1. Complete the gaps with a correct word
Michael Phelps, the most successful swimmer of all times, ended his career after his last
(1) ________________________ at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He won a total of 28
Olympic medals, 23 of them in gold. In the 2008 Beijing games he broke Mark Spitz's (2)
_________________ record, winning 8 gold medals at a single Olympics. In the 2016 Olympic
Games, Phelps won 5 gold (3) ____________________ and one in silver. His last competition was
the butter y leg in the 4X100 m men's (4) ____________________.
After the event Michael Phelps, at the age of 31, declared the end of his so (5)
____________________ career. The American swimmer came back from (6) ____________________
after the 2012 Olympics in London. In Rio, he was chosen to lead America's Olympic team into
the stadium and carry the
(7) ____________________.
Born in Baltimore, Michael was the youngest of three children. He began swimming at the age of
7. By the time he reached 10 he had already held a national (8) ____________________ for
swimmers of his age in the 100-meter butter y event. In 2000 he became the youngest male to
join the US Olympic swimming team in 68 years. At his rst games in Sydney, Phelps nished fth
in the 200m butter y event. In the following years Phelps
(9) ____________________ the swimming world. He competed in 6 single events, including
butter y, freestyle and backstroke as well as the medley races. Phelps not only became the
world's best swimmer, but also (10) ____________________ other Americans. At the Rio games,
the United States was the world's most successful swimming (11) ____________________.
Now, Michael Phelps wants to spend more time working with his foundation, which he created
after the Beijing Olympics to make swimming more (12) ____________________ among young
people. He also wants more time with his family.
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inspired legendary medals nation popular record relay
retirement successful
2. Match the words to their de nitions:
A bre 1. containing substances that your body needs to stay healthy
B stroke 2. substance in foods such as fruit, vegetables and
brown bread, which travels through the body as waste
C lentils 3. an illness in which the body cannot cope with glucose
D diabetics 4. sudden change in the blood supply to the brain
causing loss of function of part of the body
E nutritious 5. very small dried beans that are cooked and eaten
3. Write the correct preposition on/to/in/from/of
Compete …………………. su er……………………
Fond………………………. harmful…………………..
Interested ……………….. have e ect ………………
Concentrate ……………. Listen …………………….
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4. Read the text and write the correct name to answer the questions:
Jeanne
We did lots of team sports at school, like football, volleyball and hockey. But I’m not very fast or
strong, so I couldn’t hit or kick a ball hard. Often, members of my team laughed at me, and so I
stopped playing sports as soon as I could because it upset me. But later I learned that you can
get exercise without other people around. Now I sometimes go cycling, swimming and running,
but always on my own. Then no-one can get mad at me when I’m slow!
Laura
I used to do every sport I could when I was at school. I loved the exercise, and I also liked being a
member of a team. We had some great times together. We travelled to matches by bus, and had
parties when we won. Then I was in a terrible car accident three years ago, and I hurt my leg. It
still isn’t better. It’s made me really unhappy. The only sport I can do is shing, and that’s so
boring! But a friend of mine has suggesting going sailing. It sounds fun, so I think I’ll try that.
Thea
I don’t mind team sports. I’m quite good at baseball and cricket, but I prefer doing sports when
there aren’t lots of other people making noise, laughing and telling jokes. That’s why I like sur ng.
It’s just me and the sea and a few other people who also like quiet, beautiful places. I think I
would enjoy horse-riding and skiing too, for the same reason, but those sports are expensive. I
already spend a lot travelling to di erent beaches with my board.
Who doesn’t have enough money to try sports that she’s interested in?
Who plans to try a new sport soon?
Who is unable to do the sports that she enjoyed in the past?
Who only enjoys sports she can do alone?
Who made a lot of friends by doing sports?
Who only enjoys playing sports with others if they aren’t too loud?
Who had unhappy experiences when playing team sports?
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