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1. The referee showed his red card and _________ the player who had committed the foul.

a) sent off

b) made off

c) sent for

d) made for

2. The greatest threat to athletics today is the amount of _________ going on with athletes taking performance-enhancing substances.

a) drugging

b) doping

c) smoking

d) steroiding

3. When I practised gymnastics every day I was very _________ and could even do the splits.

a) supple

b) stocky

c) fit

d) inflexible

4. I tried to take up diving but I found it very scary to launch myself from the _________ into the water.

a) trampoline

b) vault

c) ramp

d) springboard

5. My basketball team won the game with a _________. The star player thrust the ball right down the net.

a) hole in one

b) slam dunk

c) nutmeg

d) ace

6. My best technique in table tennis is my _________ where I return the ball high in the air. It always causes opponents problems.

a) lob

b) backhand

c) dead-ball

d) chop

答案

1) a, 2) b, 3) a, 4) d, 5) b, 6) a.