Sinaq Otk (XI)
Sinaq Otk (XI)
Sinaq Otk (XI)
Read the passage and answer questions 23-30. 26. Choose the correct variant that best completes the
statement, based on the passage.
1. You might think that Olympic athletes are the healthiest Serious illness prevented Rudolph from ......
people in the world. It’s true that many are. However, it’s A) being a track coach.
also true that quite a few Olympic athletes were sick at early B) participating in sports.
ages and they had to overcome illnesses early in their lives. C) graduating from high school.
One excellent example is Wilma Rudolph. She competed in D) playing basketball.
track-and-field (atletika) events in the 1960 Olympics. She E) overcoming difficulties.
didn’t win just one gold medal. She won three. At the time,
people called her “the fastest woman in the world.” 27. Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?
2. As a young child, Wilma Rudolph could not participate in A) Mother told her that she would work again.
sports. She had a series of serious illnesses, and then, at the B) Rudolf couldn’t use her left leg.
age of 4, she got polio. She lost the use of her left leg, and C) Some Olympic athletes had illnesses in their childhood.
the doctors said she would never walk again. D) Rudolf left her career at the age of 22.
3. The people in Rudolph’s family did everything they could E) W. Rudolf overcame her illnesses to win medals.
to help her walk again. Wilma and her mother frequently
travelled 100 miles to get treatments for her leg. Her 28. Complete the sentence according to the passage, using
brothers and sisters took turns giving her leg a daily your own words.
massage. Four times a day, they helped her do special _______________ helped Rudolph be able to walk again.
exercises for her leg. Amazingly, by the time Rudolph was 9
years old, she was able to walk again. Before long, she
started playing basketball and running. In high school, she
was a track star, and then she went to the Olympics. Wilma
Rudolph retired from her career as a runner when she was 29. Which word from paragraph 3 best fits the following
22 years old. She then became a teacher and track coach. definition “things done to cure an illness”?
Her story encouraged many people to work hard and
overcome difficulties.