READING (40 points)
ARead the article.
Olympic bobsleddingIn Cuba people don’t play winter sports because there’s no snow and ice. But in Jamaica, another country without snow, one group of dreamers did something wonderful – they formed a bobsled1 team and went to the Olympics.
Why a bobsled team? In Jamaica there are carts2 everywhere. People push them to the markets to sell their food. One day, George Fitch, an American businessman, watched a Jamaican cart race3. He saw that the best cart drivers could run very fast and push the cart at the same time. That’s exactly what a bobsled team has to do. At this moment, he decided to form a Jamaican bobsled team.
But it wasn’t easy to find team members. Fitch asked Summer Olympic athletes, but they were nervous that bobsleds were too dangerous. They didn’t want anything to happen to them before the Summer Olympics. So, Fitch had auditions for the team. In the end, he found four men that immediately loved the sport. Three of them were runners. They trained hard to become a team and dreamed to get into the Olympics.
In 1988, they went to the Olympics. Everyone on the other teams and the crowd loved and cheered for them. It didn’t matter that they didn’t win. A very funny movie, called ‘Cool Runnings,’ was made in 1992 about the team at the Olympics.
George Fitch and these four men, from a very hot country, dreamed to take part in the Winter Olympics. Their dream came true, and they proved that anything is possible.
1bobsled מזחלת / زلاجة2carts עגלות / عربات3cart race מרוץ עגלות / سباق العربات
BAnswer the questions.
1Circle the correct answer.(5 points)
In paragraph 1 we learn thatJamaica and Cuba.
a.have bobsled teams
b.are not cold places
c.have winter sports
d.sent teams to the 1988 Winter Olympics
2Circle the TWO correct answers.(2 x 3 = 6 points)
At the cart race George Fitch noticed that.(paragraph 2)
a.good cart drivers are like members of a bobsled team
b.there are carts at the market
c.good cart drivers run fast
d.cart drivers were dreamers
e.there is no snow in Jamaica
3Complete the sentence.(6 points)
In paragraph 3 we read that great Jamaican Olympic athletes didn’t want to
be on the team because
.
4Number the sentences in the correct order.(paragraphs 2-3)(3 x 2 = 6 points)
a.He found the four members of the team.
b.He had auditions.
c.George Fitch decided to form a bobsled team.
d.He asked Olympic sportsmen to be in the team.
5Complete the sentence.(6 points)
From paragraph 4 we know the team was very popular at the Olympics
because .
6Why did the team become more famous in 1992?(paragraph 4)(6 points)
7Circle the correct answer.(5 points)
From this story we can learn that.
a.it’s important to audition for a team
b.Cuba should also make a bobsled team
c.it is important to be popular
d.dreams can come true
Vocabulary (25 points)
AComplete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.(5 x 1 = 5 points)
easy beautiful welcome wall interesting over1.My sister bought anew dress for our cousin’s wedding.
2.The teacher gave us a verytest. I think I did very well.
3.to our home. Can I bring you something to drink?
4.There were200 people in the audience at the concert.
5.I am reading a verybook.
BCircle the correct answer.(10 x 2 = 20 points)
1.My friends and I in a game of football last Friday morning.
a.came trueb.earnedc.took part
2.Tim sawwith a famous band on television.
a.an interviewb.a notec.an enemy
3.Each year thousands oftravel to Jerusalem.
a.playersb.touristsc.careers
4.Theat the gate checked my bag.
a.guardb.tour guidec.enemy
5.My fatheruniversity when he was 28 years old.
a.graduatedb.noticedc.toured
6.Tali wants to find a job so she canmoney.
a.discoverb.earnc.throw
7.For many years, in the past, the countries Germany and France fought. They were.
a.visitorsb.enemiesc.dreamers
8.Usually by 10 p.m.my grandfather feels.
a.proudb.skinnyc.tired
9.I waited for a long timeat the supermarket before I paid.
a.in lineb.whereverc.certainly
10.On aday at school, we begin at 8 a.m.
a.proudb.topc.regular
GRAMMAR (25 points)
AComplete the chart.(9 x 1 = 9 points)
Adjective / Comparative Form / Superlative Form- beautiful
- cold
- exciting
- cheap
- bad
- interesting
BComplete the sentences with the comparative form of the(4 x 2 = 8 points)
words below. There is one extra word.
1.A new car isan old car.
2.The winter in Russia isthe winter in Israel.
3.My uncle is 180 cm tall and I am 177 cm tall. He isme.
4.Boxing istennis.
CComplete the sentences with the superlative form of the(4 x 2 = 8 points)
words below. There is one extra word.
1.Gali played really well. She isplayer on the team.
2.I don’t do well on history tests. For me, history is thelesson.
3.Tom makes everyone laugh. He iskid in the class.
4.Children all over the world love reading the Harry Potter books. They are
booksin the world.
Writing (10 points)
AWrite sentences with the words below and the adjectives in brackets.(2 x 1 = 2 points)
1.This is a dish. (spicy)
2.I saw a performance. (wonderful)
B1Choose a sport and complete the sentences below.(4 x 1 = 4points)
1.is a / an2. sport.To be good at this sport
you must be3.and4. .
2Choose another sport from the list in exercise B1 and write two(2 x 2 = 4 points)
sentences about it.
1.
2.
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