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said this because it was difficult for him to c Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false
graduate from high school as he had some (F) Correct the false statements.
problems with reading due to dyslexia. Later
on, he and his wife worked hard for helping 1. Muhammad Ali won a gold medal in 1955. ____
the children with dyslexia. 2. Muhammad Ali lost 5 matches in total
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____________ _________________ during his career. ____
On the other hand, Cliff Young, a 3. Semih Saygıner is still a professional player. ____
marathon runner, started his career
very late. He started running at the 4. Semih Saygıner became a world champion
age of 61 in 1983 and his coach alone in 2003 at the UMB World
was his 81 year-old-mother. He Championship. ____
spent many hours training so 5. Cliff Young spent all the money he won
that he could get ready for the
from the marathon for his mother. ____
race and never gave up believing
in his skills. His way of working 6. Cliff Young had a lot of sponsors for the
was also different from the other marathon. ____
marathon runners. While the 7. The medals of Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı are
others were spending a lot of
generally international ones. ____
money and getting sponsors for
the preparation, Cliff worked with d Match the words in the reading text with the
his sheep in the village where he was definitions given below.
living. He believed that if he was able
to run with his sheep, he could also 1. When you feel it, you feel courageous and
beat other runners in the race. What heartened.
is more, he decided to join an ultra- ____________________________ (Paragraph 1)
marathon race which normally lasted 5 2. When you feel it, it means that you lost your
days to complete. At the end, he won the
marathon and broke the world record by courage and hope; disheartened.
9 hours! Although his financial situation ____________________________ (Paragraph 1)
was not very bright, he gave his prize 3. A disorder which causes problems in
money to the other runners in the race.
reading.
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____________ _________________
Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is a Turkish gymnast ____ ________________________(Paragraph 3)
who got “World Champion” title in Aerobic 4. It means the highest point, the peak.
Gymnastics World Championship held in ______ _______ _______________(Paragraph 3)
South Korea in June 2016. She was just 15
when she won the award. She explained her 5. It means to defeat someone in a race.
secret of success with these sentences: “I am ________ ____________________(Paragraph 4)
my sole competitor. I worked with devotion, e Read the text again and tell the past events
discipline and enthusiasm. I competed to get and experiences of the sportspeople in the
beyond myself and I succeeded." text.
Although she is very young, she
has won 35 gold medals so far f Look at the expressions written in bold in
most of which are international the passage. Which of the following sentence
ones. is true about them?
1. They express contrast.
2. They express purpose.
3. They express time.
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