WorksheetsAdvanced placement test p.II
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 56mins
Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap. (Wpisz w pole poniżej odpowiedzi 1-16)
The history of tennis Part I
It is almost impossible to establish (1) __________ specific moment in history when tennis began. As far (2) __________ as the 12th century, there was a French game called Paume (Palm) (3) __________ players used the palm of their hands to hit a ball over a net. (4) __________ a matter of fact, further investigations have revealed that similar games (5) __________ played by both the Ancient Greeks and Romans and (6) __________ is thought that the Romans brought the game with them as they invaded Europe just over 2,000 years (7) __________. The game (8) __________ to be played against the walls of buildings and castle keeps, as (9) __________ as inside and outside monasteries and other church buildings.
Today there is still discussion as to when the game came to (10) __________ known as tennis. One theory suggests that (11) _____ is derived from the Anglo-Saxon tenetz, (12) __________ means ‘Take this! Play!’ or it could have been related to the French word tenir, meaning ‘to hold’, but no one is absolutely convinced of either of these. However, the early game of tennis was nothing (13) __________ the game we know today. It was not (14) __________ the 14th century that the leather gloves used (15) __________ protect the hands when playing, developed into small rackets – although some people credit the invention of the first racket to the Italians in the 16th century. From (16) __________ time tennis was played using a racket instead of the hand, and took place inside, rather than outside.
Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap. (Wpisz w pole poniżej odpowiedzi 17-25)
The history of tennis (Part II)
The game’s popularity grew during the reign of Henry VIII, who had his own tennis court and, for this (17) __________, it became (18) __________ as the Game of Kings. It was also extremely popular in France with religious men and (19) __________ is evidence that the Bishops (20) __________ receive a gift of tennis balls on Easter Day from the parishioners. In England it was called ‘real tennis’. Two centuries later, in 1873, a Major Walter Wingfield came up with a new game called Sphairistike, a Greek word which meant ‘playing ball’, and it was played on hourglass-shaped courts on the lawns of wealthy English people.
Today, the most widely known tennis tournament is (21) __________ at Wimbledon, which is where the contemporary court shape we now know (22) __________ born. The very first championship was held here in 1877 and, in (23) __________ to today, only 22 players entered the Men’s Singles
Read the text and complete the gaps with one word only.
(Wpisz poniżej wyrazy 1-7)
The Ice Bucket Challenge on social media a few years ago is reported (1) have raised over £100 million for a worthy charity and was also great fun for all the participants. The unlikely sight and experience of being doused in freezing cold water is (2) has spawned a series of further challenges, with each new idea far (3) creative than the previous one. One amazing idea was the so-called Mannequin Challenge, which went viral the year after the Ice Bucket Challenge (4) proved so successful. It’s not certain, but it may (5) started in a High School in Jacksonville, USA. The challenge involves groups of people finding a location and standing in an elaborate pose. The participants stand completely still, like mannequins, and hold the positions long (6) for a person to move among them, videoing the picture, the result of (7) we can see online. Some of these videos are simply amazing! Check them out.
Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word that fits in the gap.
It’s common knowledge now that our increased coffee (1) ___________(CONSUME) in recent years is
negatively affecting the environment. All those coffee cups that are (2) __________ (APPARENT) made
of cardboard are in fact nothing of the kind. In fact, 99% of supposedly disposable cups
are not (3) ___________ (CYCLE) and one million cups per minute end up in landfill sites over the world.
However, it appears that this message is finally getting through to people and many are turning
to a (4) ____________ (SURPRISE) easy solution. Take a reusable cup with you and your local coffee outlet
will fill it for you, many even giving you a (5)__________(REDUCE) for bringing your own cup. And if
the thought of carrying around a bulky cup with the (6) ___________ (POSSIBLE) of drips leaking from
it in your pocket or bag, there is an answer – a collapsible cup. You can now get cups that fold flat and fit neatly into your pocket. We don’t have to make (7) ___________ (DRAMA) changes
in our lives to help the environment; we can all do something to make a difference and it
would be (8) __________ (RESPONSIBLE) of us not to try.
Sounds very interesting. Thanks a lot!
I ________ it by myself if you hadn’t told me.
can’t have found
should never find
could never find
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