English for Cross-cultural Communication Courses

MIDTERM EXAM
INTENSIVE COURSE
MARCH 2020 ELEMENTARY II

READING

read the story and write down the correct answer TRUE or FALSE

Maria Sharapova
 
She is 1.79 metres tall and weighs 59 kilos. In her tennis
career she has won 659 games and lost only 87. Her prize money
has been over U$20.000.000. She is Maria Sharapova, one of the
world’s greatest tennis players.
 
Born in Russia in 1987, she has lived in and been a United
States permanent resident since 1994. She learned to play tennis
when she was very young. She won her first important game in
Paris when she was eighteen. Since then, she has won more than
20 important competitions. Her best year was 2005 when she
became the world number one, becoming the first Russian female
athlete to top the singles rankings. She hasn´t been married to
anybody.

Sharapova has been also a model for companies like Nike and
UnderArmour, and she has appeared in many advertisements on
National and international Television.
 
She is a strong, athletic player who can still beat younger
players. However, she has had a lot of injuries, so now she has
stopped playing in the major international competitions.

She has been banned from tennis because she failed a drug test
in 2016.after that she was suspended from playing tennis for two
years, but she returned on April 26th 2017.She is retired now.
 English for Cross-cultural Communication Courses
MIDTERM EXAM
INTENSIVE COURSE
MARCH 2020 ELEMENTARY II

NAME: GROUP:

CODE:

1. Maria Sharapova has played more than 600 games TRUE FALSE
2. She has won less than U$15.000.000 TRUE FALSE
3. She has lived in The United States since she was a kid TRUE FALSE
4. She won her first important game in The United States TRUE FALSE
5. 2005 was her best year when she played tennis TRUE FALSE
6. She has been married for a long time TRUE FALSE
7. She has modelled for famous Companies TRUE FALSE
8. She has had a lot of injuries TRUE FALSE
9. Sharapova continues to play tennis TRUE FALSE
10. She has been banned from playing tennis at some point in her life TRUE FALSE

Please send your answers ONLY to:

juanamaya_ic@unisalle.edu.co
Juancamper2004@gmail.com

Example: 1. FALSE
2. FALSE NO F. or t.

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