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III. Read the text and questions below, then choose the correct answer. Maria Mutola Former 800 meters Olympic champion In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique. ‘We won,’ she said. ‘At first no one thought it was a problem that I was a girl. But then the team we beat complained.’ The story appeared in a local newspaper and José Craveirinha, who had encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria. He went to meet her and found her kicking a ball around outside the football club. He realized immediately that she was fast. ‘He talked to me about athletics. I had no idea what he meant. The only sport I knew about was football. Then he bought me running shoes and took me training. It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But José visited her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end their poverty. They agreed to let him take her away to train. In 1991, she finally accepted an invitation to train in the United States. She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family. Her background was unlike those of the girls she met in the US. She explains, ‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up. They knew very little about me and even less about my problems. But I knew I was lucky to be there. The trainers were brilliant and I learnt a lot.’ Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa with her mother. 1. What is the writer trying to do in the text? A. persuade more Africans to take up athletics B. describe how Maria became a top athlete C. give information about Mozambique D. explain how Maria manages to stay fit 2. José Craveirinha found out about Maria when A. he went to watch a local football competition. B. she was blamed for her team losing a football competition. C. he saw an article about her role in a football match. D. people complained about another member of her football team. 3. When José first introduced Maria to athletics, she A. didn’t know what was involved. B. was worried about being injured. C. was keen to learn everything he knew. D. didn’t think her family would approve. 4. What does Maria say about the girls she met in the United States? A. They did not make full use of their abilities. B. Their training programs were less demanding than hers. C. They did not show enough respect for the trainers. D. Their experiences of life were very different from hers.

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II. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. AN INTERESTING NEW PLANET Until recently, the (1) .......................................... of planets outside our own solar system was difficult to prove. Now, thanks to increasingly (2) ................................. equipment, hundreds have been discovered orbiting distant stars. Recent (3) .......................................... of the nearest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri, have led to a (4) .......................................... discovery: a rocky planet similar in size to the Earth which may have liquid water on its surface. Although the new planet is (5) .......................................... closer to Proxima Centauri than the Earth is to the Sun, there is still a (6) .......................................... of life there. This is because the star is much smaller and cooler than our sun, so conditions on the planet may be (7) .......................................... enough to support life. Temperatures on the planet will be (8) .......................................... on whether there is an atmosphere surrounding it. Travelling to Proxima Centauri and exploring its planet is totally (9) .......................................... at the moment. Despite it being one of the nearest stars to the sun, it would take thousands of years to get there using current technology. EXIST SENSE INVESTIGATE SIGNIFY CONSIDER POSSIBLE COMFORT DEPEND REAL

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I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning 1. If he had known about the meeting, he would have come. ...Had he know about meeting he would have come... 2. If the plane leaves on time, I’ll arrive in Paris at noon. Should........................................................................................................................................ 3. If you had left earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the bus. Had ........................................................................................................................................... 4. If I were you, I wouldn’t tell anyone about it. Were .......................................................................................................................................... 5. If you see Paul, tell him I want to see him. Should........................................................................................................................................ 6. If he had studied harder, he would have passed the test. Had ........................................................................................................................................... 7. If you drink too much coffee, you won’t be able to sleep. Should........................................................................................................................................ 8. If I were you, I would write him a thank-you letter. Were ..........................................................................................................................................

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