Mid-Term Test Teens 4

MID-TERM TEST
TEENS 4
A. Read the passage and answer the questions
THE BEGINNING OF THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP
Jules Rimet was a French football administrator and third President of FIFA. He was the one
who had the initiative of starting the FIFA World Cup in 1930. He decided to play the
first cup in Uruguay because the sport was very popular in South America. But
European teams thought travelling to Uruguay was too much. They had to travel by
boat and the tournament plus the journey took three complete months. So, many
decided not to take part. It was the only time the Cup didn’t need qualification
because all the countries affiliated to the FIFA were invited and only had to confirm
their participation. The countries that took part included Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil,
Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the USA, France, Belgium, Romania and
Yugoslavia. So, only thirteen countries played the Cup and seven of them were South
American! The winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup was Uruguay, and Argentina
came second. Four years later, the World Cup was held in Italy because European
countries wanted to participate but not to travel long distances. So, Uruguay didn’t
compete as a sign of protest, becoming the only champion that hasn’t defended its
title in the next cup. After the France World Cup in 1938, the tournament stopped
until the Second World War finished. The FIFA committee met again in 1946 in
Luxembourg, but they couldn’t fix a quick date for the next football cup, which had
to wait until 1950. Since then, the Football World Cup has never been interrupted
again.
1. What did Rimet do in 1930?

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2. Why was the first World Cup in Uruguay?
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3. How many countries participated in the first World Cup?
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4. Where did the second World Cup take place?
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5. What happened after the 1938 World Cup?

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B. Fill in the gaps with words from the box. There are TWO extra words
which you do not need to use.
Underwater rugby
‘Underwater rugby’ is an unusual sport. People usually think that it’s similar to rugby,
1_______________it isn’t. You play underwater,2_______________ you have to be able to
swim well.
The game has two halves. In the middle, the game stops and the players have a
break. There are two teams. One team 3_______________ wears white and the
other team wears blue or black. This is to make it easy to see 4_______________ is
on your team. Each team has 11 players. But only six people from each team can be
in the water. It’s very difficult to swim 5_______________ under water for a long time.
So the other five players are substitutes: they go in and play 6_______________ the
other players get tired. Men and women 7_______________ play in the same team.
There are two goals, one at each end of the swimming pool. They are as big
8______________ baskets in basketball but they are on the bottom of the pool. To
score a goal, you 9________________ put the ball in the basket. You mustn’t attack
another player. If you do, you 10_______________ to be out of
the water for two
minutes and your team must play with only five people, not six.
C. Choose the correct option:
D. Choose the correct answer:

D. WRITE AN EMAIL:
You have recently met your favourite sports star. Write an email to
an English-speaking friend and tell him/her all about it. You may include the
following information:
• Who did you meet?

• When and where did you meet him / her?
• What were you doing?
• What did you do when you saw him / her?
• How did you feel?
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MID-TERM TEST

A. Read the passage and answer the questions

THE BEGINNING OF THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP

1. What did Rimet do in 1930?

5. What happened after the 1938 World Cup?

D. Choose the correct answer:

• Who did you meet?

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