Water polo originated in England 1 _______ the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States.. Over the succeeding decades water polo became especially popular in Europe.. From appr
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Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.
Water polo originated in England (1) _ the 1870s and soon became popular in the United States
It (2) _ first played at the Olympic Games as a men's exhibition sport in 1900 In 1904 it became a men's medal sport, (3) _ only the United States fielded a team In 1908 it was contested internationally at the Olympics Over the succeeding decades water polo became especially popular in Europe
From approximately 1920 (4) _ 1941 the United States de arted from the international rules for water polo by adopting for play a loosely inflated ball (5) _ could be gripped in one hand and carried toward the goal Opposing players usually (6) _ to seize the ball carriers, wrestle them under water, and render them helpless from loss of bre th This rough style of play virtually disappeared by 1946 Since that t me traditional water polo has grown (7) _ in North America, especially as a college (8) _ It is particularly popular in southern California and other parts of the West
Women have played water polo since the game's early days, but participation was not (9) _ unti the 1960s In 1961 United States Water Polo established a national club championship for women It has (10) one for men since 1890 Women's water polo became an Olympic medal sport at the
2000 Games in Sydney, Australia
Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning as the given one.
11 No one in the team can play better than John.
A John plays well but other players play better B John is the best player of the team
C John as well as other players of the team plays well
D Everyone in the team but John plays well
12 He feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do.
A The more he works, the happier he feels B He feels happier and happier with his work
C The less he works, the happier he feels D His work makes him feel happy
13 I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit.
A I have difficulty smoking cigarettes B I will quit smoking some day
C My smoking habit has caused me a lot of difficult
D As for me, stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult
14 I learn a lot but I can t remember anything.’t remember anything
A The more I learn, the less I remember B I remember not only what I have learnt
C The less I learn, the more I remember
D I learn more and more and remember more and more
15 You can look up this word in the dictionary.
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B The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need
C You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary
D You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.
16 He spent a year in India and loves spicy food _ the food is, _ he likes it
A The hottest/ the most B The hotter/ the more and more
C The more hot/ the more D The hotter/ the more
17 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt
18 Many people do not like scuba diving _
A because of dangerous B because it is dangerous
19 His house is mine
A as big as twice B twice as big as C as twice big as D as two times big as
20 Everything is you I can’t remember anything.t make my mind yet
A away from/ for B up to/ on C on for/ off D up to/ up
21 French is a language to learn than English is
22 The referee's _ is the most important in any sport competition
23 Of all athletes, Alex is the _
C less and less qualified D least qualified
24 Be careful ! The tree is going to fall
25 _ you are, the harder you can find job
26 It gets _ to understand what the professor has explained
C difficult more and more D more difficult than
27 The passengers had to wait because the plane off one hour late
Choose the word A, B, C or D with different stress pattern.
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