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achievement, when you have got so far so early, it’s hard not to feel unpro-
ductive”. 
Long accepts that she was ill-equipped to deal with the social and 
educational      3      of her time consuming and lonely training regime. 
In her early twenties, Long admits that she experienced some re-
sentment towards her parents. “I missed out so much. Education was al-
ways second best. No one ever suggested I wouldn’t be a swimmer for the  
    4     of my life”. She believes that because of the intensity of her coach-
ing she has been left without personal discipline. “I find it hard to do things 
for myself because I’m so used to people telling me the proper things to do. 
I wonder what would have happened if things had  been      5      . 
1.  A encouragement B enjoyment C energy D  enough 
2.  A accustomed B customary C customs D  appropriate 
3.  A consequences B details C contradictions D  circumstances 
4.  A recreation B rest C time D  future 
5.  A difficult B dramatic C different D  the same 
Part B. Directions: 
(Questions 6 – 10) 
Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text 
you’ve read in Part A of this Section. 
Choose the one best answer to each question on 
the basis of what is stated or  implied in the text. 
Mark the answer on your answer sheet. 
6.  Which of the following is not true? 
– By the age of twenty-one, Zara Long 
A  was sick and tired of swimming. 
B  was fed up with sports. 
C  was all against going swimming. 
D  preferred to be a swimmer rather than a commuter. 
7.  At the age of 26, Zara Long works as a sports administrator 
A  though it was hard to find a job she enjoyed. 
B  not to feel unproductive and self-disciplined. 
C  to get even further. 
D  to overcome the struggle and find the proper job. 
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8.  What things does Zara Long admit she missed? 
A  Intensive coaching. 
B  Good education and self-discipline. 
C  Time consuming and lonely training regime. 
D  Proper things to do. 
9.  What title would you give to the text? 
A  The youngest athlete at the Olympics for all seasons. 
B  Pins in the eyes. 
C  Growing pains. 
D  Boundless achievements with no pains. 
10.  The word «resentment» means in the text: 
A  feeling that one has when insulted, ignored or injured. 
B  pleasure, joy, satisfaction. 
C  ignorance. 
D  pleasant excitement, restlessness. 
Text 2 
Part A. Directions: 
(Questions 1 – 5) 
Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four 
choices given below. Choose the correct answer 
and mark it on your answer sheet. The example 
shows you what to do 
Example:         I       0       a lovely holiday in the country last year. 
                           A  brought         B  had         C  passed         D  gave 
Answer:           0.   B 
It was pitch dark at 3 a.m. and Tommy Leigh-Pemberton’s white 
Zimbabwean-registered Rover was the only car on the road. He had done 
the    1   hundreds of times before and was driving fast along the road lead-
ing to the suburbs of Harare when, at the approach to the President’s pal-
ace, his car smashed into the steel barriers lowered each night outside the 
palace, killing him instantly. 
achievement, when you have got so far so early, it’s hard not to feel unpro-      8. What things does Zara Long admit she missed?
ductive”.                                                                            A Intensive coaching.
      Long accepts that she was ill-equipped to deal with the social and             B Good education and self-discipline.
educational 3 of her time consuming and lonely training regime.                      C Time consuming and lonely training regime.
      In her early twenties, Long admits that she experienced some re-               D Proper things to do.
sentment towards her parents. “I missed out so much. Education was al-
ways second best. No one ever suggested I wouldn’t be a swimmer for the           9. What title would you give to the text?
   4 of my life”. She believes that because of the intensity of her coach-           A The youngest athlete at the Olympics for all seasons.
ing she has been left without personal discipline. “I find it hard to do things      B Pins in the eyes.
for myself because I’m so used to people telling me the proper things to do.         C Growing pains.
I wonder what would have happened if things had been 5 .                             D Boundless achievements with no pains.
                                                                                  10. The word «resentment» means in the text:
1.   A encouragement    B enjoyment     C energy            D   enough
                                                                                      A feeling that one has when insulted, ignored or injured.
2.   A accustomed       B customary     C customs           D   appropriate
                                                                                      B pleasure, joy, satisfaction.
3.   A consequences     B details       C contradictions    D   circumstances
                                                                                      C ignorance.
4.   A recreation       B rest          C time              D   future
                                                                                      D pleasant excitement, restlessness.
5.   A difficult        B dramatic      C different         D   the same
 Part B. Directions:     Questions 6 through 10 are based on the text
 (Questions 6 – 10)      you’ve read in Part A of this Section.
                                                                                                                   Text 2
                         Choose the one best answer to each question on
                         the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.       Part A. Directions:    Fill in the gaps in the text with one of the four
                         Mark the answer on your answer sheet.                     (Questions 1 – 5)      choices given below. Choose the correct answer
                                                                                                          and mark it on your answer sheet. The example
6. Which of the following is not true?                                                                    shows you what to do
   – By the age of twenty-one, Zara Long
   A was sick and tired of swimming.                                               Example:       I   0    a lovely holiday in the country last year.
   B was fed up with sports.                                                                        A brought     B had        C passed        D gave
   C was all against going swimming.                                               Answer:        0. B
   D preferred to be a swimmer rather than a commuter.
                                                                                         It was pitch dark at 3 a.m. and Tommy Leigh-Pemberton’s white
7. At the age of 26, Zara Long works as a sports administrator                    Zimbabwean-registered Rover was the only car on the road. He had done
   A though it was hard to find a job she enjoyed.                                the 1 hundreds of times before and was driving fast along the road lead-
   B not to feel unproductive and self-disciplined.                               ing to the suburbs of Harare when, at the approach to the President’s pal-
   C to get even further.                                                         ace, his car smashed into the steel barriers lowered each night outside the
   D to overcome the struggle and find the proper job.                            palace, killing him instantly.
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