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33. According to the passage, Vonetta Flowers ----.
32. - 34. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
A) failed to receive a medal in the Olympic Winter
Bobsledding, which is also known as bobsleighing, Games at Chamonix, France
is the sport of sliding down an ice-covered natural B) was the first woman who competed in bobsledding
or artificial incline on a four-runner sledge, called a in the world championship contests
bobsled, bobsleigh, or bob, which can carry two or
C) has always been more successful in athletics
four people. It began in the 1880s at ski resorts in the
than bobsledding
Swiss Alps. In 1898, the first organised race was held
D) won gold medal in the two-person bobsled in the
on the Cresta Run in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. It was
Olympic Winter Games in 2002
between teams of three men and two women. The
sport got its name after competitors adopted bobbing E) gained international fame by defeating her
back and forth to increase the sledge’s speed. In 1923, African-American rival, Jill Bakken
bobsledding became an internationally recognised sport
with the formation of the Fédération Internationale de
Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing, and it was included in the
first Olympic Winter Games at Chamonix, France, the
following year. Since 1931, two-person and four-person
world championship contests have been conducted
yearly, except during World War II. Although women
have been involved in bobsledding since the sport’s
creation, it was not until the 1990s that they could
compete internationally. The women’s two person
bobsled event made its Olympic debut in 2002. Jill
Bakken and Vonetta Flowers of the United States won
gold in the inaugural women’s event. Flowers became
the first African-American athlete to win an Olympic gold
medal in the Winter Olympics.

32. According to the passage, which of the following 34. What is the main purpose of the passage?
is true?
A) To discuss the reasons why the bobsled sport
A) Women have participated in bobsledding since its developed in the Swiss Alps
beginning, but not on an international level until B) To inform us about the world championship
the 1990s.
contests
B) The four-person event has been featured since
C) To give some brief information about the history
the first Winter Olympics, which took place in
of bobsledding
Chamonix, France, in 1924.
D) To compare the position of men and women in
C) Since 1931, there have been world championship
the bobsled sport
competitions every year, even throughout World
E) To talk about where the name ‘bobsled’ comes
War II.
from
D) Bobsledding has been an official sport around the
world since 1898 and is primarily played by two-
person teams.
E) Bobsled racing began largely as an activity for the
adventurous men who gathered at ski resorts in
the Swiss Alps.

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