CHOOSE THE ITEM ( A, B, C OR D ) THAT BEST ANSWERS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE PASSAGE
Exercise 10 : Choose the item ( A, B, C or D ) that best answers the question about the passage.
My favourite sport is swimming. I learn to swim when I was five and I have been to the swimming
pool at least twice a week ever since.
You do not need much special equipment if you want to learn to sswim - only a pair of swimming
trunks if you are a boy, or a swimming costume and a cap if you are a girl. When you start you may like
to use a ring o some water - wings.
How can you learn to swim ? It is best to learn when you are still quite youngand some parents even
taught their six - month - old babies to swim. It is just a good idea just to play ground in the pool for a
while until you get used to being in the water. Try to find a good teacher. You must learn to keep your
balance in the water and then your teacher will show how to move your arms and legs so that you move
along smoothlly and easily.As soon as you feel confident in the pool you will quickly start making good
progress.
Most people learn the breaststroke first and then go on to backstroke and crawl. After that, you can
learn to dive. Diving is probably what I like doing most when I go to pool. I am particularly interested in
swimming faster than anyone else but I love trying to dive as gracefully as possible.
Swimming is not an expensive sport and it is very good for all the muscles in your body. I would
recommend anyone at any age to take up swimming as a hobby.
1. The writer says that ………..
A. he has been to the swimming pool only twice since he was five.
B. he went to the swimming pool twice when he was five.
C. he went to the swimming pool twice a week when he was five.
D. he has been to the swimming pool twice a week since he was five.
2. Acording to the writer ……….
A. one must use a water - wing for swimming practice.
B. it costs a lot to learn to swim.
C. one must buy a lot special equipment for swimming practice.
D. special equipment doesn’t matter a lot when one learns to swim.
3. The writer advises us to ………..
A. learn to swim under a trainer’s guidance.
B. start learning to swim since the age of six.
C. learn to dive before practising swimming.
D. keep your arms and legs from moving along in the water.
4. The writer likes to ………
A. play around in the water onnly.
B. practise hard so as to become a fast swimmer.
C. practise diving as gracefully as possible.
D. take part in a swimming contest.
5. The writer recommends us to ………..
A. go swimming twice a week. B. learn to swim when we are young.
C. develop our muscles. D. find a good swimming teaher.
Date of preparation : 25 / 03 /09