DEPENDABLE 7. INFORMATIVE 8. SURPRISINGLY 9. ENCOURAGEMENT 10. DISA...

6. dependable 7. informative 8. surprisingly 9. encouragement 10. disastrous

A5-2 Question VI . Read the passage and choose the best option(l0 p).

You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he

has the most famous man in England. He became (1) while still at the university, mainly

(2) of his sporting achievements. He as, at the same time, captain of the university football,

cricket and athletics team and held the world record for the long jump. He was (3) a popular sport

journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to” Mr. Fry, Oxford” were delivered to him

(4)_ _____ any difficulty. His college, although it has a quite different name, (5) known as”

Fry’s College”.

Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting (6) . They point out that he lived at a time

(7)________

standards were quite low and (8) was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true

that athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes. However, it is

only fair to judge him (9) the standards of his (10) time. There is no doubt that he had

extraordinary skills and an ability to write about sport with style and intelligence.