(6M) Q1. Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow: - Tennis star Maria Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Siberia, Russia. Though her father worked in the construction industry, both her parents were avid athletes. As a toddler, Maria's parents gave her a tennis racket to play. She proved to be a quick learner and when she was six, she travelled to Moscow for a youth tennis clinic. There, a celebrity athlete, identified Maria's talent and suggested her parents to get her enrolled in the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. In 1994, she moved with her father to Florida, earning a scholarship of $46,000-a-year to train at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, at the age of 9. She turned professional on her 14th birthday but continued to compete among her peers, finishing runner-up at the junior Wimbledon and French Open tournaments in 2002. Sharapova claimed her first WTA victory at the 2003 AIG Japan Open and also reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in her first attempt during the same year. She tasted success in 2004 when she won the singles title there, becoming Russia's first female Wimbledon Champion. At the end of 2004, she added a WTA Championships title to her list of achievements. She became the first Russian woman to ascend to the sport's top ranking in 2005, and the following year she claimed her second Grand Slam title with a win at the US Open a. How did Maria reach the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy? b. Which title did Maria win in the year 2005? c. How did she start playing tennis? d. When did Sharapova first taste success? e. Find words from the passage which are similar in meaning to these. enthusiastic or passionate (para 1) (1) to go up (para 2) (ii) (1m) (Im) (Im) (Im) (2m)
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a) when Maria sharapova was six,she travelled to Moscow for a youth tennis clinic. There, a celebraty athelete , identified her talent and suggested her parents to get her enrolled in the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Thus Maria reached the academy.
b) In the year 2005 , Maria claimed her second Grand Slam title with a win at the US open .
c) Maria's parents were avid atheletes. As a toddler, Maria's parents gave her a tennis racket to play . She proved to be a quick learner and when was six , she travelled to Moscow for a youth tennis clinic. thus she started playing
tennis.
d) She tasted sucess in 2004 when she won the singles title there , becoming Russia's first female Wimbledon Champion.
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