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Reading Practice
Read the following passage and do some task below
	It was a Sunday in October and Nellie Kim was performing in her first competition. Some of the other gymnasts had performed frequently in competitions, but this did not worry Nellie Kim. She was just content to do her best in this, her first competition.
	Before the competition started, the girls chatted with each other. Some of them had come from different towns and were not used to being away from home. Nellie Kim started talking to one of them and soon they were getting on well together. As soon as the competition started, there was no more time for talk. They each had to perform on three pieces of equipments as well as the floor. Nellie Kim did well and made no serious mistakes.
	Finally it was time for her performance on the high-and-low bars. She stood below them and waited. Then she looked at the judges, one of them nodded and she began. She jumped upwards, caught the high bar in both hands and did a neat circle. In all, she gave a very good performance and landed neatly and steadily on the floor at the end.
	All the people watching clapped. It was clear that she had done well. Nellie Kim glanced at the judges who were busy writing on their mark sheets. She thought she had done fairly well, but she didn’t think she had won. She went back to the bench to join the other gymnasts and sat down next to her new friend.
	After a long wait, the results were announced, and Nellie Kim was first. Victory for Nellie Kim! She had gained more points than anyone else. Everyone cheered and clapped and her fellow gymnast came up to congratulate her. She was delighted and very proud. The first thing she did was going up to her trainer and thanking her for all her help during her training
Exercise 1: Find the words or phrases that mean the following:
willing or happy to do something: ……………………….
to talk in a friendly informal way : ………………………
a kind of special sport equipment for women only : ……………………..
to look quickly at somebody: …………………………….
a person with whom you share something, eg. the same kind of job, interest or experience: ………….
Exercise 2: Answer the following questions:
What was Nellie Kim doing on a Sunday in October?
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How many pieces of equipment did each of the girls have to perform on?
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How did she perform?
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What did her fellow gymnasts do after the results were announced?
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How did she feel?
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Exercise 3: Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) – correct the false information:
 Nellie Kim worried when she was taking part in her first competition.
 Nellie Kim got on well with one of her fellow gymnasts.
3. Nellie Kim performed very well and didn’t make any serious mistakes.
4. The judges looked at Nellie Kim and she nodded.
5. The first thing she did after the victory was that she thanked the judges for their marks.
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