(11/12/05)
Choose the best ending for each of the sentences.
1) This text is:
a) a summary b) an essay c) a commentary
2) The text is meant to be:
a) serious b) sarcastic c) humorous
3) The text is written for:
a) native speakers b) a very select minority
c) readers with a certain interest
4) The content is:
a) purely factual b) purely opinion
c) both fact and opinion
HEADING MATCHING
Match each paragraph of the text with one of the headings below.
1) Genji's dream 2) More careful analysis
3) Personal connections 4) Selection criteria
5) Good news for Germany and England
6) A waste of time 7) Brazil as favourites
8) The results of the draw 9) Entertainment
10) The draw for the World Cup 11) Celebrity help
12) Waiting for the big day
TRUE, FALSE OR NOT GIVEN?
Read the following statements, and decide whether (according to the writer) they are true or false, or whether it is impossible to say.
1) The writer prefers to sleep in at the weekend.
2) 32 teams will take part in the next World Cup.
3) The writer enjoyed the pre-match show.
4) Serbia-Montenegro were put into a separate pool because it is their first World Cup.
5) The writer knows several of the players who helped with the draw.
6) A 'Group of Death' is a group containing several strong teams.
7) Australia have never beaten Japan.
8) As Croatia are ranked higher than Australia, they are a much better team than the Socceroos.
9) Heidi Klum usually works during the day time.
10) The best aspect of the draw was the early start.
VERBS
Match the verbs from the text with the best definition
(The verb form may have been changed).
1) take advantage of (paragraph 2, line 2)
2) stick it out (2,6) 3) make it through to (2,6)
4) concoct (3,7) 5) throw up (5,1)
6) come up against (5,5) 7) face up to (6,9)
8) battle it out (7,4)
compete be sick create reach
play against gain something from understand
be happy be drawn to compete against endure
be affected negatively by provide