MALTEPE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
MODULE B
PRACTICESHEET 8
APRIL , 2010
PART A: READING & VOCABULARY
POPULAR SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD
by Kathy Mormille
For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer
developed from some of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its
first set of rules. In European countries, soccer is called football or association football. Some
people believe that the name "soccer" came from "assoc.," an abbreviation for the word
“association”. Others believe that the name came from the high socks that the players wear.
Organized soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or
head the ball into their opponents’ goal. The goalie, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is
the only player on the field who is allowed to touch the ball with his or her hands. The other
players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to control the ball.
Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup
competition started in 1930. Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, including the most
famous player of all, Pelé. With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé
played for many years in Brazil and then later in New York. During his 22 years in soccer, he
scored 1,281 goals and held every major record for the sport. People in more than 140 countries
around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and Latin American
countries. Soccer is definitely the world’s most popular sport!
James Naismith, a physical education teacher in Massachusetts, invented basketball in 1891.
Naismith’s boss asked him to invent a game that students could play indoors during bad
weather. He wanted to find a game that wasn’t as physically rough as soccer, football, or
wrestling.Naismith attached peach baskets to a railing ten feet above the floor at either end of
the gym. The players used a soccer ball. A person sat on a ladder next to each basket at either
end of the gym, and threw out the balls that landed in the baskets. Naismith decided that having
only five players on each team would keep the game from getting too rough.Two years later,
metal hoops with net bags replaced the peach baskets. Officials pulled a string on the nets to
release the balls that went in. In 1894, Naismith added the backboard behind each net and
changed to a larger ball. In 1913, people began using the bottomless nets that are used today.
During a basketball game, two teams of five players each throw the ball into two baskets at
opposite ends of a court. Players bounce, or dribble, the ball to the basket or pass the ball to
teammates. A team scores points by getting the ball into their team’s basket. The team with the
highest score wins. By the 1900s, basketball was the most popular indoor sport. Athletes in
approximately 130 countries play the game. Basketball is especially popular in the United
States, China, and Puerto Rico.
Baseball began in the United States in the early 1800s. Some people believe that Abner
Doubleday invented the game. Others think that baseball came from an old British sport called
rounders. Baseball and rounders are very similar. However, in rounders the field players throw
the ball right at the runner. If the ball hits the runner, he or she is out. In baseball, a field player
just touches the ball to the base or the running player to get the player out. Today’s baseball
players use special equipment to help prevent injuries. Field players wear baseball gloves to
protect their hands. The catcher wears a metal mask, a chest protector, and shin guards.
Batters wear plastic helmets to protect their heads. Every spring in the United States, people of
all ages play baseball at local baseball fields. It’s no wonder that baseball is called the national
pastime of the United States.
1
1. Which of the following events happened first?
a) basketball was invented
b) World Cup competition was invented
c) baseball began in the U.S.
d) organized soccer games began
2. Pelé is a famous
a) soccer player.
b) baseball coach.
c) basketball player.
d) baseball player.
3. Read this sentence from the story.
With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé played for many years in
Brazil, and then later in New York What does dazzling mean?
a) amazing
b) funny
c) light
d) difficult
4. What conclusion can you draw from this article?
a) Sports are more popular in Brazil than in the
U.S.
b) Most sports involve kicking a ball.
c) Sports can be very dangerous.
d) Sports are popular in many different countries.
Read this sentence from the story.
Field players wear baseball gloves to protect their hands.
5. What is an antonym for the word “protect”?
a) save
b) harm
c) cover
d) fit
6. Which of the following is an opinion?
a) The rules of soccer state that goalies are allowed to touch the ball with their hands.
b) Basketball was first played with peach baskets attached to railings.
c) Because it is popular in so many countries, soccer is the sport that is the most fun to
play.
d) In baseball, a player can touch the ball to the base or to the runner to get the runner out.
7. Is the author’s purpose in writing this article to entertain the reader, inform the reader,
or both?
BOTH.
2
2. Fill in the text with the correct forms of the words given.
KITCHEN HYGIENE
The next time you go to the supermarket don't
forget to buy the (0) BIGGEST bottle of kitchen
BIG
cleaner to DISINFECT your work surfaces.
INFECT
Recent SCIENTIFIC research in America has shown that
SCIENCE
the kitchen is often the most UNHYGIENIC of all the rooms
HYGIENE
in the home. The COMBINATION of food, heat and dampness
COMBINE
means the kitchen is a POTENTIAL breeding ground for bacteria that
POTENTIAL
can cause stomach upsets and vomiting.
The study at the University of Arizona examined
15 homes over 30 weeks. Levels of CLEANING were
CLEAN
certainly not below average yet cutting boards
and dishcloths were found to contain bacteria in
far greater number than elsewhere in the home.
RESEARCHERS say ignorance is the cause of the problem
RESEARCH
and point out that INADEQUATE cleaning can lead to serious
ADEQUATE
food poisoning. The SOLUTION ? Make sure you clean all work
SOLVE
surfaces DAILY and keep an eye on that dishcloth!
DAY
3. Fill in each blank with ONE word only.
I was very worried ABOUT traveling on my own because it is
the time when usually things GO wrong. I had tried to prepare
myself for everything. I thought I might get airsick SO I took a
travel sickness pill, WHICH didn’t work. I thought the possibility
that my luggage might get LOST so I had a spare change of
clothes IN my hand luggage. I even worried that the flight might
be DELAYED so I had a book to read to pass the time.
Nevertheless, my WORST fear came true and the plane HAD to set down in the middle of
nowhere because of engine trouble.
3
PART B: GRAMMAR
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
FAR FROM EARTH
Do you want a holiday that is really out of this world?
Well, how about booking tickets for two weeks in outer
space. This HAS BEEN a dream of science-fiction
writers for decades but some scientists are predicting
that soon this dream WILL BECOME a real
possibility. It seems that big business HAS ALSO REALIZED that there is plenty of money
to be made from taking tourists into the orbit. The race is on to build a cheap and reusable
spacecraft to carry passengers and freight. Once they ARE in space, these tourists WILL
NEED somewhere to stay. A Japanese company HAS ALREADY MADE plans to build the
first space hotel. They say that they WILL BE ready to accept the first guests in as little as
five years. The quests WILL PAY more than £40,000 and many WILL SUFFER from space
sickness, but this isn’t expected to put of people who LOOK FOR / ARE LOOKING FOR the
ultimate adventure holiday.
2. Underline the correct word.
1. The film has both / all a star-studded cast and a very well-written script.
2. Claire, Zoe and Carol all tried to get tickets for the concert but none / neither of them had any
luck.
3. We could watch TV or we could rent a video, every / either is fine with me.
4. All / Either of the people in the audience were clapping and cheering.
5. I’d rather you didn’t touch / had not touched my favourite vase. You may break it.
6. They would have opened the door if they knew / had known who was there.
7. I wish I saved / had saved some money last month.
8. If only he called / had called me last night, we could have gone out.
9. I’d rather Mary spent / had spent the night with us. It’s snowing too heavily for her to drive home.
10. He would rather you didn’t open / hadn’t opened the letter. He wanted to do it himself.
4
3. Choose the correct answer.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917, in
Massachussets, USA. He studied at Harvard University,
then …………..(1) the US Navy in 1941 where he served
until 1945.
John F. Kennedy planned …………..(2) a journalist and
his older brother , Joe, planned to be a politician, but
when Joe …………..(3) in the war, the family expected
John to follow a career in politics instead. He was a
successful politician …………(4) he cared about his
country and its people.
On September 12th, 1953, John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. They were
happy together and had two children. Jackie was …………..(5) beautiful and glamorous
that the whole America loved her.
John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the USA in 1960- the youngest man the
American people have ever…………(6). He worked very hard, and …………..(7) was
very popular at home and abroad.
On Friday, 22nd November, 1963, however, John F. Kennedy was shot and
killed……….(8) he and Jackie were travelling through Dallas in an open top car. The
people of America will never forget him.
1
A)joined
B) had joined
C) was joining
2
A) being
B) to be
C) be
3
A) had been killed
B) has been killed
C) was killed
4
A) because
B) although
C) so
5
A) such
B) such a
C) so
6
A) to elect
B) elected
C) being elected
7
A) as a result
B) whereas
C) however
8
A) as
B) after
C) until
4. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. I won't organise the party unless you arrange the food.
long
I'll organise the party AS LONG AS YOU arrange the food.
2. I think it would be a good idea to speak to the manager first.
were
If I WERE YOU, I WOULD speak to the manager first.
3. You press the green button to start the mixer.
starts
If you press the green , THE MIXER STARTS.
4. Take a heavy sweater with you because it might get very cold this evening.
in
Take a heavy sweater IN CASE IT GETS very cold this evening.
5
5. I regret going to bed so late last night.
wish
I WISH I HADN’T GONE to bed so late last night.
6. If only I had taken that job in the bank.
regret
I REGRET NOT TAKING THAT JOB in the bank.
7. Jenny regrets not buying some sunscreen before her holiday
wishes
Jenny WISHES SHE HAD BOUGHT some sunscreen before her holiday.
8. He regrets not telling people it was his birthday.
wishes
He WISHES HE HAD TOLD people it was his birthday.
9. I regret not booking the seats in advance.
only
If ONLY I HAD BOOKED the seats in advance.
10. I wish I hadn't gone to that party.
only
If ONLY I HADN’T GONE to that party.
11. If you don't try hard you won't succeed.
effort
Unless YOU PUT /MAKE SOME EFFORT, you'll fail.
12. You had better not touch that switch.
would
If I WERE YOU, I WOULDN’T touch that switch.
13. You should ask someone to help you with your project.
better
You HAD BETTER ASK someone to help you with your project.
14. I don’t think it is a good idea to invest all your money in stocks.
were
If I WERE YOU, I WOULD invest all my money in stocks.
15. Tina would prefer to eat out rather than cook.
rather
Tina WOULD RATHER EAT OUT than cook.
16. She left early. She didn’t want to be late.
not
She left early NOT TO be late.
17. James will have a shower before he calls Emily.
after
James will call Emily AFTER HE TAKES a shower.
18. You shouldn’t borrow any money; you won’t be able to pay it back.
better
You HAD BETTER NOT BORROW any money; you won’t be able to pay it back.
6