Reading Test 6 (part 2)
11. Read the text. Fill in the gaps with
parts of the sentences listed below.
FINDING YOUR SPORTSMAN SPIRIT
Doing sports, we can really test our physical fitness in contest, and it is one of the only ways that nations clash peacefully. Sportsmen and sportswomen are today's warriors — the contests (A)______________
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on the pitches and courts are the closest things we have to gladiatorial fighting.
If sportsmen are like warriors, then the 'sportsman spirit' could be considered the closest thing we have to a warrior's code — to bushido or to chivalry. If you develop good sportsmanship then this means that you take joy in the contest and at the same time (B)______________
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, that you win graciously and that you don't cheat.
If you have put time and effort into training then you are aware of the blood, sweat and tears that the opposition has put in as well. They will have had the same dedication to their game as you have and you will know precisely (C)______________
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In this way you are brothers (or sisters) and the only difference between you is (D)______________
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different teams. For this reason they deserve your respect.
There are many traditions in many sports to help us retain good relationships with our opponents. This means things like shaking hands at the end of a tennis match, and this is (E)______________
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and honourable rather than just being muddy skirmishes.
You might have performed brilliantly on the pitch, but you are kidding yourself if you believe (F)______________
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of your own doing. If nothing else, the weather and luck will have played a role in the outcome, and if you're playing a team sport then you are only one cog in a machine.
1. what keeps sports civil
2. who can't keep their temper
3. that you chose
4. that you respect your opponent
5. that your victory was entirely
6. that are played out
7. what they have been through
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