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Date ____________           Name _______________________________________       Form 7

Reading ( the second term)

1. Read and complete the text. There are three choices you don’t need to use.

a) winter sports                              d) spectator sports

b) they watch                                 e) winning a fortune

c) choice                                        f) stadiums and playgrounds

Britain is a country where sport is taken seriously. Most people have a sport that they play or that _________________________ (1). A lot of people play sports when they are young. But then they spend most of their lives as spectators. One of the most popular ___________________________ (2) in Britain is horse racing. Thousands watch the big races on television. The British love to bet on horses in the hope of ____________________________ (3).

2. Match the questions with the answers. There is one question you don’t need to use.

a) What is the age of Stonehenge?

b) Which organization takes care of old monuments?

c) What can tourists hear at these places?

d) What is Cursus?

e) What is Woodhenge?

1) Three kilometres to the north-east of Stonehenge, Woodhenge is an- other monument. Dated to around 2,300 BC, originally it comprised six rings of wooden posts. It was probably covered with a roof, or perhaps the wooden posts were joined in the Stonehenge fashion.

2) Another feature which was worth mentioning is the Cursus. It had been built before the stone settings. When it was called the Cursus in the eighteenth century, it was thought to be some sort of racetrack. However, its true function remains a mystery.

3) English Heritage will be charged with caring for Stonehenge, Woodhenge, and the Cursus and will be caring for their good management and preservation for future generations.

4) There are some wonderful myths and legends and you can hear them on the audio tour at Stonehenge, Woodhenge, and the Cursus in ten different languages — English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Russian, Japanese and Mandarin.

3. Read the text and match the words with their meanings.

Youth Clubs and Projects are open to all people aged 12—21 and are places where you can go to meet your friends, make new friends, and learn or try new activities, some of which may be new to you. Young people can drop into a youth club/centre any time and will be welcomed by the youth working there. Youth workers will encourage you to join in the club’s programme. You can learn a new skill like music or computing, or possibly plan a trip. You will also be able to relax and listen to music or play table tennis. Many youth clubs have information to help you if you have a problem at school or home, and youth workers are also there to listen.

1) youth                                3) to relax

2) skill                                  4) tennis

a) To rest while you are doing something enjoyable, especially after work.

b) A game in which two or four players use rackets to hit a ball backwards and forwards across a net on

a specially marked court.

c) A particular ability or type of ability.

d) Young people considered as a group.