Find a mistake in the four underlined parts A, B, C or D of each sentence >
Choose the correct order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Yes. I join a basketball club and practise three times a week. I also run for 30 minutes every day in the early morning.
b. Do you usually practise them?
c. What sports do you like, Andrew?
d. No, I don't. But I enjoy watching basketball.
e. I like basketball and running.
f. 9.00 in the morning
g. Oh really? I have two tickets for a basketball match tomorrow. Do you want to join me?
h. Wow! You're very active.
i. What about you? Do you do any sports?
j. Sure! What time is the event?
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① Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was born in 1981 in Michigan. She is known as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She used to be the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles tennis. In 1999, she won her first Grand Slam singles title. She started playing tennis when she was very young. She turned professional when she was Just 14 years old. So far, she has had 4 Olympic gold medals and 23 Grand Slam singles titles. With her powerful style, she changed the way women play professional tennis. Her elder sister, Venus Williams, is very famous too. They play doubles together and they are two women that have the most Grand Slam singles titles among active females.
There are many ways to exercise. Some require lots of equipment. Others need lots of people. Running doesn't need any of those. It's a great way of exercise.
Running helps your brain work better. It also improves your feelings and sleep. Better sleep helps you healthy. Running also gives you a healthier heart. You may live three years longer. When your body is healthy, it can fight diseases.
Let's go for a nice run! Run with your friends, your family or your dog. Run in the park or in the street in the early morning. You can get some fresh air, enjoy the scenery and keep fit at the same time. Just remember to stretch before you run and cool down after running.
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① According to a study, only6 out of 10 children between 5 and 14 years ___(17)___ join in sport outside of school. More boys than girls play sport. There ___(18)___ some benefits of playing sport for children. Firstly, sport helps them improve fitness and sleep. When they play sport,they become fitter and ___(19)___ better. Secondly, sport reduces the risk of obesity. The ___(20)___ is they can burn calories when playing sport. Finally, when children play sport in teams, they can improve their social skills. They work ___(21)___ their teammates to play well and win the game.
There are ___(22)___ main kinds of sports: team sports and ___(23)___ sports. Team sports are such sports as baseball, basketball ___(24)___ volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other in order ___(25)___ the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 points and team B scores 2 points, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes ___(26)___ competitive sports.
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A short history of modern Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games altenating by occurring every four years but two years apart.
The modern Olympic Games began with the creation of the International Olymic Committee (the IOC) in 1894 and Greece was the first country to hold the games, in the city of Athens, in 1896. Fourteen countries with 241 athletes competed in forty- three events. Although some people wanted to have the games in Athens every four years, the IOC decided to have them in different countries and cities. In 1990, they were held in Paris and women were allowed to compete in the games for the first time. The first Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924 and athletes competed in events such as skating and ice hockey. Over 200 countries now compete in the Summer Olympic Games. The number of events has increased to 200 events and instead of five days’ competition, the games now last for seventeen days.
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My favourite sport is badminton. There are three ___(34)___ why I like it. Firstly, I can improve my health by playing it. I play it twice a ___(35)___ . It makes me feel good everyday. Secondly, I can make many ___(36)___ when I play badminton. I often play it with different people. We can improve our skills and talk about many interesting things ___(37)___ we have a break. Finally, playing badminton is not as hard as other sports such as basketball and football. You can't get hurt easily. So if you like ___(38)___ badminton, please contact me. I think we can play ___(39)___ and make friends.
Read the registration form below. Then decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).
School Basketball Championship, Spring 2021
TEAM REGISTRATION FORM
School: Summerhill District: X
Team name: NIGHT LIGHTNING
Coach name: Mike Kruger Team captain name: Johnathan Dinh
Age group: 13-15 Tournament: Boys
Total number of players: 12 Phone number: 836 848 182
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