Term Test8

TERM TEST
Ex 2. Read the following article and mark sentences 1 to 7 T (True) or F (False).
My first piece of advice to people who want to start getting fit is: don’t buy an exercise bike.
Typically, people who buy them use them for a week or so and then forget about them. They are
effective if they are used regularly but you need to be determined. Most people will find it much
easier to go for a gentle jog around the park.
As well as being easy to do, jogging is also relatively cheap compared to most other sports. You
don’t need to buy expensive clothes if you’re just going running around the park or on the
beach. The main thing is that they’re comfortable, and that they keep you warm in the winter
and cool in the summer.
There is one piece of equipment, however, that you will have to spend time and money on, and
that’s your running shoes. Remember that you are not looking for a fashion item, but for
something that will support your feet and protect you from injury. They can be expensive, but if
they are good quality they will last you a long time. It’s always best to get expert advice, and the
best place for that is a sports shop.
As for the actual jogging, the secret is to start gently, and not to do too much at the beginning –
especially if you haven’t had any exercise for a long time. Try a mixture of walking and running
for ten minutes about three times a week at first. Once you are happy doing that you can then
start to increase the amount you do gradually. After a few months you should hope to be able to
run at a reasonable speed for twenty minutes three or four times a week.
It’s important that you feel comfortable with whatever you do. If you do, you’ll start to enjoy it
and will probably keep doing it. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, you’ll probably stop after a
short time and return to your bad habits. In any case, training too hard is not very effective.
Research has shown that somebody who exercises for twice as long or twice as hard as
another person doesn’t automatically become twice as fit.
1) Most people don’t use exercise bikes for very long. T/F
2) Exercise bikes don’t get you fit. T/F
3) You should keep warm at all times when you are jogging. T/F
4) Running shoes don’t have to be fashionable. T/F
5) You should start jogging by walking for ten minutes. T/F
6) You should expect to feel uncomfortable when jogging. T/F
7) You won’t necessarily be a lot fitter by running twice as fast. T/F
Ex 2 Read the text below. Answer questions 8 to 15 with a short sentence.
When I was at school, I played some football and rugby. I hated rugby because I couldn’t catch
the ball, but I enjoyed football. I started out being a terrible player and nobody wanted me to be
on their team. But I started to improve slowly and, after a few years, the other kids in the school
accepted me as a player, not a fantastic one, but one who wouldn’t do anything stupid.
When I was at university, I stopped playing sports altogether. I was working too hard, started
eating too much, and, worst of all, I started smoking. By the time I was thirty, I was overweight
and unfit.
Then one day, I was sitting in the park, smoking a cigarette. I was watching these guys running.
They looked slim, fit and healthy, and some of them were much older than me. When I got
home, I looked in the bathroom mirror and, well, I suppose
I just didn’t like what I saw. At that moment, I decided to stop smoking and change my life. I
went to a sports shop, bought myself a pair of running shoes, shorts and a sweatshirt. That
evening I went running around the park – for ten minutes! Physically, I felt terrible. Everything
was hurting: my legs, my chest. But inside, I did feel good about it.
The next evening, I went again. I still only did ten minutes, but I didn’t feel as I bad as I did the
day before. Within a week, I was running for fifteen minutes, then twenty, and after three weeks
I ran for thirty minutes without stopping. Quite soon, I was running longer distances and my
speed and strength were improving all the time. After six months, I was a runner!
That was five years ago. I now run eight kilometers six times a week and love it. My proudest
moment was last year, when I ran my first marathon and finished in under three hours. I’m fitter
now than I’ve ever been, and am so glad that I went to sit in the park that day five years ago.
8) Which sport did he like best at school?
9) Why did nobody want to play with him at first?
10) When did he stop playing football?
11) Where was he when he decided to change his life?
12) How long did he run for the first time?
13) How did he feel psychologically?
14) How often does he run now?
15) What did he do last year?
Ex 3. Circle the most suitable word from those in brackets.
Walt Disney (1901 – 1966)
Walt Disney was a well known film producer and an innovator in animation design. He ( create /
creating / created ) a number of the world's most famous animation heroes, like Mickey Mouse,
Donald Duck, Felix the Cat and ( many / any / much ) others.
In his childhood, Walt moved with ( him / his / their ) family all around the United States. When
young Walt arrived in Los Angeles, he ( has / have / had) only $40 and ( a / an / this )
unfinished cartoon in his suitcase.
Disney's first wish ( be / is / was ) to become a film director. Since he

( didn't / don't / doesn't ) succeed in live-action films, Disney turned back to animation. His first
Hollywood cartoon “studio” was a garage in his
( uncle / uncle’s / uncles ) house. Walt ( go / going / went ) to his brother Roy and asked for
his help with opening the studio. Roy agreed and this was the beginning of the Disney Brothers’
Studio.
Walt Disney died ( at / on / in ) December 15, 1966, several years before the opening of his
"Walt Disney World" dream project in Orlando, Florida. The famous Disneyland and Walt
Disney World resort parks in the United States, France, Japan and China were named in his
memory.

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TERM TEST

Ex 2. Read the following article and mark sentences 1 to 7 T (True) or F (False).

Ex 2 Read the text below. Answer questions 8 to 15 with a short sentence.

8) Which sport did he like best at school?

9) Why did nobody want to play with him at first?

10) When did he stop playing football?

11) Where was he when he decided to change his life?

12) How long did he run for the first time?

13) How did he feel psychologically?

14) How often does he run now?

15) What did he do last year?

Ex 3. Circle the most suitable word from those in brackets.

Walt Disney (1901 – 1966)

Disney's first wish ( be / is / was ) to become a film director. Since he

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