Zad.1 Read the text below and fill in the correct form of the adjectives in brackets (comparative or superlative). Tennis and skiing are two very popular sports which are both enjoyable and good for you. Skiing is 1).........................(expensive) as you have to buy a lot of equipment and you usually have to travel quite far to get to a ski resort. Tennis, on the other hand, is much 2)......................... (cheap) as you only need a racquet and some balls. It's also a lot 3).........................(easy) to find a tennis court as most towns have at least one which the public can use. Tennis is a lot 4).........................(safe) than skiing, as you are less likely to fall and injure yourself seriously. I think that skiing is the 5) ......................... (exciting) and 6).........................(interesting) sport as it gives you the opportunity not only to exercise in beautiful surroundings, but also to visit different countries. zad2. Choose the correct item. The ancient Greeks were the first people to hold organised athletic 1) ......and, around 776 BC, they held the first Olympic Games at Olympia. In the 2) ......of the second century BC, the Romans took 3) ...... of Greece and the emperor Theodosius I banned the Olympic Games. Historians believe that he probably did this 4)...... of the connection between the Games and the ancient Greek gods. In 1887, Baron Pierre de Coubertin had the idea of bringing back the Olympic Games in 5) .....to promote amateur athletics around the world and peace among nations. The first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. 6).....then, the Olympic Games have continued to 7)..... in popularity, and today they are seen 8) ...... the most important amateur athletics event in the world. 1 A parties B competitions Cmatches 2 A end B centre C middle 3 A rule B control C power 4 A because B due c part 5 A addition B fact c order 6 A Since B For c By 7 A lift B increase c raise 8 A as B such c like zad3 Look at the text below. Where the lines are correct, put a tick (/) next to them. Others include an extra word which you must cross out. 1 It is be believed that the first form of football 2 orginated around 1,000 BC in China where it 3 was being called 'tsu-chu'. In the western world, 4 the earliest references to the game can be found 5 in Homer's poetry, from where it was known 6 as 'episkuros'. According to some, football's 7 popularity spread from Greece to the Rome, from 8 where the Romans had took it to Britain. The 9 beginning of modern football is in October 26th 10 1863, which is when the Football Association 11 made then its first set of rules.
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