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London 2012: the hidden gems that can sparkle
For four years they remain largely out of sight but now is the chance
for the so-called minority sports to woo a worldwide audience
Fencing
Fencing is the easiest sell in the Olympics. It is simply a matter of
looking at it with the right kind of eyes. Seen one way, it is an obscure, complicated
sport that Great Britain is not very good at. Look at it another way, however,
and it is fighting with swords. What more could you possibly want? Except,
perhaps, a duel to the death. It is like watching an old Errol Flynn
swashbuckler on a spotlit stage in a silent
auditorium, only with all the tedious love scenes cut out. The fencers,
as befits Flynn's heirs, tend to be both hot and cool. The men are athletic,
aristocratic army-types with chiselled jawlines. And the women, like Italy's
three-time Olympic foil champion Valentina Vezzali tend to have long flowing
locks of hair, which they toss around when they tear off their masks and scream
in success or distress after each
point. Frankly everyone looks good when wielding a sabre. The sport is further improved if you mutter dialogue from The Princess Bride while you watch: "You are using Bonetti's defence against me, ah?" "I thought it fitting considering the rocky terrain." "Naturally, you must suspect me to attack with Capo Ferro?" "Naturally ... but I find that Thibault cancels out Capo Ferro." "Unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa ... which I have." Andy Bull
Beach volleyball
During London's bid to host the Olympic Games, the staging of the beach
volleyball became a totem. Like holding the equestrian events in Greenwich
Park, the promise to dump 5,000 tonnes of sand on Horse Guards Parade in central London
was emblematic of London's vision of a "compact"
Games in iconic locations that would leave behind no white elephants and
provide the best stage possible for the
athletes. Horse Guards Parade is a long way from Santa Monica or
Copacabana, but ever since Tony Blair joked that its siting so close to his
office was a "masterstroke", the sport has been one of the most
discussed of the Games. The central London ticket has also, unsurprisingly,
been one of the more popular hospitality offerings outside the Olympic Park.
But the athletes themselves sometimes bemoan the fact that the highly effective
presentation of the sport, complete with earsplitting music and excitable MCs,
obscures the fitness and athleticism required. In both the men's and women's
events USA and Brazil will start as favourites. The American Misty May-Treanor, who will be partnered by Kerri Walsh, is the most successful
women's player of all time. Owen Gibson
Equestrian
Greenwich Park is not everyone's idea of an Olympic three-day event venue – its limited size means the cross-country course will be
shorter and twistier than usual – but it should at least be exciting. Its hilliness will make it testing and horses will find the narrowness of the path they have to thread between the trees claustrophobic. So will the 50,000 spectators who will be crammed into the park for the cross-country on 30 July. Most will be cheering for Princess Anne's daughter, Zara Phillips, though Britain's best hope of a medal lies with the world No1, William Fox-Pitt. But beware the brilliant reigning world and European champion Michael Jung from Germany, who is hotly tipped to complete the set of titles. In the individual showjumping the veteran Nick Skelton is Britain's best medal prospect, though the Germans and Dutch will be very strong. But for once showjumping may have to play second fiddle to dressage, the arcane horse ballet beloved of aficionados but largely incomprehensible to everyone else. Britain has never won a medal of any hue in dressage but there is huge confidence in the European championship-winning team of Laura Bechtolsheimer, Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester.Stephen Moss(Adapted from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/jul/20/london-2012-gems-chance-shine?newsfeed=true)
11 – (FUNRIO-2012-CTI-TÉCNICO-TE1-ANDIGSP) According to the title – London 2012: the hidden gems that can sparkle –, one can infer that:
(A) some sports will never receive the attention they deserve.
(B) soccer and beach volleyball are the main games in this event .
(C) it is possible for the not so famous games mentioned to attract
spectators.
(D) the sports mentioned are prohibited in some countries, so they must
be hidden.
(E) the best place to practice fencing, beach volleyball and equestrian is the sparkling city of London.
12 – (FUNRIO-2012-CTI-TÉCNICO-TE1-ANDIGSP) The text is divided in some parts and each part is written by a different author.
Choose the option bellow in which the authors’ names appear, in the same order as in the text, correctly linked with the respective sporting discipline:
(A) Errol Flynn – Fencing; Kerri Walsh – Beach volleyball; Oscar Swahn -
Equestrian
(B) Laura Bechtolsheimer – Equestrian; Charlotte Dujardin – Beach
volleyball; Carl Hester – Fencing
(C) Stephen Moss – Equestrian; Andy Bull – Fencing; Owen Gibson – Beach
volleyball
(D) Kerri Walsh – Beach volleyball; Oscar Swahn – Equestrian; Errol
Flynn – Fencing
(E) Andy Bull – Fencing; Owen Gibson – Beach volleyball; Stephen Moss –Equestrian
13 – (FUNRIO-2012-CTI-TÉCNICO-TE1-ANDIGSP) In the sentence – “Look at it another way, however, and it is fighting with swords.” – the pronoun “it” appears twice.
Choose the option which brings the right substitutes for each pronoun, respectively:
(A) fencing; fencing
(B) Great Britain; fencing
(C) way; swords
(D) Great Britain; fighting
(E) fencing; swords
14 – (FUNRIO-2012-CTI-TÉCNICO-TE1-ANDIGSP) In the sentence – “Look at it another way, however, and it is fighting with swords.” – the conjunction “however” express the idea of:
(A) illustration
(B) summary
(C) comparison
(D) contrast
(E) persuasion
15 – (FUNRIO-2012-CTI-TÉCNICO-TE1-ANDIGSP) According to the text:
(A) Zara Phillips starts as the favourite equestrian, once she is
Princess Anne's daughter.
(B) Brazilian and American beach volleyball players are more likely to
achieve success in the Olympic Games.
(C) The American Misty May-Treanor is considered the best beach
volleyball coach of all time.
(D) Laura Bechtolsheimer, Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester have already won silver medals and now they are looking for a gold medal.
(E) In Tony Blair’s opinion, London is very similar, in all aspects, to Santa Monica and Copacabana, because the city is unsurprisingly expensive.
16 – (FUNRIO-2012-CTI-TÉCNICO-TE1-ANDIGSP) Without changing the meaning, the word “crammed” in the following passage – “So will the 50,000 spectators who will be crammed into the park for the cross-country on 30 July.” – could be substituted by:
(A) liberated
(B) freed
(C) squeezed
(D)
unchained
(E) loosen
Comentários e Gabarito C
Without changing the meaning, the word “crammed” in the following passage – “So will the 50,000 spectators who will be crammed into the park for the cross-country on 30 July.” – could be substituted by:
(A) liberated (libertado, afrouxado, desapertado)
(B) freed
(C) squeezed (espremido, apertado, comprimido, pressionado)
(D) unchained (desacorrentado, desencadeado, libertado, soltado)
(E) loosen (afrouxado, desapertado)
➽ NO TEXTO:
- "[...] Its hilliness will make it testing and horses will find the narrowness of the path they have to thread between the trees claustrophobic. So will the 50,000 spectators who will be crammed into the park for the cross-country on 30 July."
- A sua inclinação torná-lo-á desafiante e os cavalos acharão claustrofóbica a estreiteza do caminho que têm de percorrer entre as árvores. O mesmo acontecerá com os 50.000 espectadores que estarão lotados no parque para o cross-country no dia 30 de julho.
- The refugees were crammed into the truck.(https://dictionary.cambridge.org)
- He crammed eight people into his car.(www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)
- Jill crammed her clothes into the bag.(www.ldoceonline.com)
- He's been cramming for his exams all week.(www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)
- I have to cram for my chemistry test tomorrow.(www.ldoceonline.com)
- Before an exam, some students cram for it. (Cambridge Vocabulary)
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