PRUEBA: THE LONG ROAD TO SPORTING SUCCESS EXAM and ANSWERS
The long road to sporng success
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When Richard Williams saw that his two small daughters daughters were strong enough to hold tennis rackets rackets and and hit hit a tennis tennis ball over over a net, he decided decided that they would would become become professio professional nal play players ers.. Aer years years of training training and sacri!ce sacri!ce while while their peers peers were were at school, school, Williams" Williams" daughter daughters, s, #enus #enus and %eren %erena, a, are are now two of the best player playerss that that women" women"ss tennis tennis has ever ever seen. &urthermor &urthermore, e, the the Williams Williams family family is the the model model that hundreds hundreds of paren parents ts follow follow when they discover discover that their child has sp spor)ng ta talent. +avin +aving g witne witnesse ssed d #enu #enuss and and %er %erena ena""s achi achiev eveme ement ntss on #, #, -ay -ayal al lac lack k and and her her husb husband and decide decided d to follo follow w the Willi Williams ams"" method method.. 0n fact fact -aya -ayall claims claims that that they they had had planne planned d their their children" children"ss road to tennis tennis success success before before they they were were born. born. oday oday,, their their two daughter daughters, s, ornad ornado o Ali and +urrica +urricane ne yra yra,, are winning winning nearly nearly all all of the tourna tournament mentss that they ente enterr and they they are are impre impressi ssing ng tenni tenniss coac coaches hes all over over Americ America. a. 0n thei theirr aemp aemptt to turn turn thei theirr childr children en int into o sports sports star stars, s, the the lack lackss have have had had to to make make a lot lot of sacri!ces. 4n returning home from from one tournament they found found that that the electricity, electricity, water water and and the internet had had been cut o5 because because of unpaid bills. +owever, +owever, -ayal -ayal is more more than prepared prepared to put up with the the situa) situa)on on so her daught daughters ers can become become professi professional onal play players. ers. ut if if -aya -ayall lack lack make makess sacri sacri!ce !ces, s, so so does does her her daught daughter er orn ornado ado Ali. Ali. %he %he rece recent ntly ly spent spent two two months months with her her feet feet in plaster plaster casts casts becaus because e of in6uries in6uries caused caused by e7cessi e7cessive ve training training.. &urthermor &urthermore, e, she is under a lot of pressu pressure re because because she she knows knows that that the family" family"ss !nancial !nancial situa)on situa)on depends depends on her her tennis tennis success. success. 0f 0f her parents parents"" plan back!re back!re,, life could could become become very very di8cult di8cult for for all of them. them. ut of course course,, it only take takess # images images of #enus #enus or %ere %erena na Williams Williams holding holding alo alo a -rand -rand %lam trophy trophy for for the lack lack family" family"ss worries worries to disapp disappear ear.. 0f the Williams Williams could could do it, it, why why can"t can"t they9
I COMPREHENSION
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ANSWER QUESTIONS 1–3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT TEXT.. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. :1 point per answer;
Why do lots of parents of gied children copy the Williams family9
! What did -ayal lack and her husband decide for their children before they were were born9
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ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. :.' points per answer;
4 he lacks had to leave a tournament because of unpaid bills.
# 0f ornado Ali is successful, the family"s !nancial situa)on will improve.
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III PRO-$CTION
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4 WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 12 WORDS. CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS, AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION.
A; 0s playing a game only fun when you win9 ; What are the advantages and disadvantages of young children spending their free )me doing sport9
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