Question

1. Sport has rapidly become an established part of entertainment industry and the smallest details

of sportsmen‟s private lives are exposed by the media to public scrutiny. Top professionals are

often described as „stars‟ and large business interests exploit their skills. Considerable profits are

made out of selling sports gear which is a replica of the gear used by the professionals,

newspapers sell more copies if their sports coverage is good, and substantial gains can be made

out of the spectators‟ willingness to gamble on results.

2. The increasing demand for new talented sportsmen serves to strengthen the popular image of

professional sport as a highly glamorous occupation. Even those who reach the heights maintain

their supremacy for only a relatively short period and then desperately need help to establish

themselves in a new career.3. Itis always attractive to do something interesting and to do it as well as possible, but serious

injury or an unaccountable loss of form quickly halts the progress of many young sportsmen.

Outdoor life can be delightful except when the prevalent weather conditions are rain, wind,

snow, fog or ice. It‟s flattering to hear one‟s name chanted with acclaim by thousands on the

terraces but crowds are fickle and soon forget, once time takes its toll on muscle and mind.

4. Sportsmen at the height of their professional life travel all around the world -a cricket team

may spend its winter in Australian summers and the Wimbledon Women Champions may spend

the year bathed in sunshine, but their own social lives are disrupted and leisure hours have to be

sacrificed to hard, exhausting practice. All professional sportsmen must adhere to strict training

schedules to maintain their physical fitness; their livesare devoted to keep the body in peak

condition exhausting exercise combined with a strict regimen of self-discipline and moderation

in food and drink.

5.Retirement comes at an early age and the financial rewards gained will probably not provide

enough to live on for the rest of life and the early-retired sportsman has to see, a new career.

He/she enters the new career fifteen years later than his/her contemporaries and often with not

enough reputation in his/her sport to persuade an employer to pay him/her a high salary. Perhaps,

after all, it is better to remain a keen amateur.

A.On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(1x12= 12)

(1) Who gives out the smallest details of sportsmen‟s private lives?

(a) Their friends (b) Their relatives

(c) The media (d) Their teammate,

(2) Which of the halts the progress of young sportsperson?

1. Fame

2. Acting

3. Injury

4. Unaccountable loss

5. Another business

6. Family

(a) 1 and 6 (b) 2 and 5

(c) 3 and 4 (d) 3 and 5

(3) How is professional sport considered as an occupation?

(a) Boring (b) Risky

(c) Glamorous (d) Temporary

(4) Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?

(a) Being Forever Young (b) Being a Sportsman Forever

(c) A Celebrity Sportsperson (d) Fame, Power and CareerSports

(5) How do sportsmen spend their leisure hours?

(a) By reading the newspaper (b) By watching a movie

(c) By practicing their game (d) By sitting idle​

Answer 1

Answers to the following question are given below.

Explanation:

1-  The media gives out the smallest details of sportsmen‟s private lives.

2- Injury and unaccountable loss of form quickly halt the progress of many young sportsmen.

3- professional sport considered an occupation is glamorous.

4- Fame, Power, and CareerSports might be the most appropriate title.

5- By practicing the game.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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