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1). The history of sport teaches about ….
A. educational establishments
B. cultural development
C. social changes
D. industrial and agricultural development
2). The British Parliament … some brutal sports.
A. legalized
B. appreciated
C. banned
D. allowed
3). The spirit “fair play” means ….
A. competing peacefully
B. neglecting sport opponents
C. following sport rules
D. favouring authorities
4). The revival of the Olympic Games was influenced by ….
A. rural games players
B. “innocent and lawful” games fans
C. the upper class of Great Britain
D. amateur sportsmen in British schools
5). The Industrial Revolution and mass production brought an increase in sport ….
A. elitism
B. amateurism
C. accessibility
D. professionalism
6). The Olympic Games were held in honour of ….
A. Olympus
B. the ancient god of war
C. Zeus
D. ancient philosophers
7). The ancient Games included….
A. martial arts
B. musical contests
C. embroidery
D. football
8). The Ancient Olympic Games were terminated by ….
A. The Ethiopians
B. the Romans
C. the Greeks
D. the Russians
9). The Olympia Oath is taken by the persons on behalf of ….
A. the athletes
B. the authorities
C. the volunteers
D. the judges
10). The symbols of the Games are ….
A. racism
B. peace
C. disarray
D. unity
11). Football has a … origin
A. Chinese
B. English
C. Japanese
D. Egyptian
12). Football seems the most … sport entertainment.
A. tiresome
B. risky
C. admired
D. amusing
13). Football games usually were held on … in Britain.
A. Christmas Eve
B. Easter
C. Shrovetide
D. Halloween
14). Football was exterminated by ….
A. Cromwell
B. Richard II
C. Elizabeth II
D. Queen Victoria
15). The aim of the Football Association is … a single unifying code of the game.
A. to decline
B. to initiate
C. to establish
D. to defer
16). The word “racquet” derives from ….
A. fingers of the hands
B. palm of the hand
C. right arm
D. both hands
17) … was used for the soccer ball.
A. a head of the enemy
B. cloth
C. a wad of hair
D. oval vegetables
18). The nobility learnt tennis from ….
A. Chinese Buddhists
B. English peasants
C. French monks
D. Italian gladiators
19). In 1874, the first tennis courts and the game tennis … in the USA.
A. burnt
B. departed
C. emerged
D. extended
20). The colours of Wimbledon are ….
A. yellow and green
B. black and white
C. purple and green
D. red and blue
21). The Wimbledon Championship is played ….
A. on foot
B. on grass
C. on sand
D. on the open air
22). Basketball … by Dr. James Naismith.
A. has been invented
B. had been inventing
C. was invented
D. was inventing
23). The … basket nailed onto the track was used for playing the game.
A. oak
B. birch
C. peach
D. apple
24). The orange ball … be seen by players and spectators.
A. is to
B. need
C. can
D. would
25). The NBA is the top basketball league for ….
A. amateurism
B. professionalism
C. snobbery
D. popularity
26). Volleyball took some of its characteristics from ….
A. basketball and tennis
B. tennis and handball
C. football and rugby
D. handball and bandy
27). American football … a reputation as a high injury and mortality sport.
A. reduced
B. deserved
C. developed
D. destroyed
28). … became the root of American football.
A. English rugby
B. Canadian football
C. Soccer
D. Cricket
29). …in the farmlands of Norwegian, Norheim invented a birch binding for skis.
A. having grown up
B. growing up
C. had been growing
D. grown up
30). Skis were used in the gold fields in the USA ….
A. to hunt for beasts
B. to ferry mail
C. for mountaineering
D. to entertain at free time
31). Forms of new skiing competitions include ….
A. boarder-cross
B. rafting
C. scuba-diving
D. half-pipe tricks
32). The usefulness of skis for … spread up their development and speed by servicemen.
A. medical aim
B. hunters and fishermen
C. military purpose
D. sportsmen training
33). The … mention if ice skating is found in a book … by a monk in Canterbury.
A. one, writing
B. first, written
C. firstly, being written
D. once, write
34). The earliest depiction of ice skating in a work of art was made in … century.
A. fifteen
B. the fifteenth
C. fiveteen
D. the fifteen
35).The primitive … ice skates did not have sharp … like modern ice skates.
A. bone-done, glided edges
B. bone-ended, glidden edges
C. bone- made, gliding edges
D. born-made, glided edges
36). Ice hockey is … to modern bandy.
A. developed from
B. similar
C. an ancestor
D. the forerunner
37). Russian school … the leader of ice hockey.
A. has been recognized
B. is recognized
C. had been recognized
D. is being recognized
38). In the early Modern period swimming became… popular as society became ….
A. littler, much conservative
B. less, more conservative
C. least, the most conservative
D. at least, the more conservative
39). The Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athenes, … competition.
A. a swimming-only
B. a female-only
C. a male-only
D. a Greeks-only
40). Different modifications … for swimming styles.
A. were developed
B. was developed
C. has been developed
D. is developing
41). … the expansion of many types of weaponry, unarmed combat remained a skill practiced all over the world.
A. in spite of
B. despite
C. thanks to
D. unlike
42). Dr. Jigoro Kano made … of the ancient self defense forms.
A. a comprehensive study
B. a further development
C. a limited advance
D. an elite schoolwork
43). The Spartans … to box as a way to prepare for sword and shield fighting.
A. was the one
B. were the ones
C. were the first
D. was the firsts
44). Fist fighting became so popular that even emperors started ….
A. taking part in competitions
B. abolishing boxing
C. legalizing boxing
D. fighting
45). Box was banned because it disfigured the face, the image of …
A. King
B. Emperor
C. God
D. Idol
46). … the arena spectacle, … popular gladiator carnage became.
A. The bloodiest, the most
B. The bloodier, the more…
C. Bloodier, more
D. Bloodiest, most
47). The forms of gymnastics are ….
A. gyms
B. gymnasia
C. acrobatics
D. tumbling
48). Women were … from the ancient Games.
A. expelled
B. invited
C. excluded
D. included
49). The Romans adopted gymnastics as … own.
A. them
D. they
C. their
D. themselves
50). The ancient Greek philosophy views the human body as a temple housing ….
A. the head and the body
B. the mind and the heart
C. the body and the soul
D. the spirit and the health
Main sources of information:
1. Увсюкова Т.В., Устименко С.И. English. Практический курс. - Ростов н/Д, 2001 – 480 с.
2. The modern pictorial English dictionary. – М., 1993. – 229 с.
3. www.en.wikipedia.org
4. www.sportsknowhow.com
5. www.spartakus.schoolnet.co
6. www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/sport
7. www.sport-history.org
8. www.inventors.about.com/library/blsport
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