B. Interview: Too Old at Twenty

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B. Interview: Too Old at Twenty
 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Sally Green is ________.

a. a film star b. a singer c. a swimming star
(2) She _______ at the last Olympics. a. broke her leg b. broke a record c. broke all the records
(3) Now she is ________. a. in a pool b. in her Californian home c. in another country
(4) Sally Green has given up swimming because __________. a. she cannot win any international competition b. She is too old for swimming c. She cannot compete with others
(5) Sally Green used to get up at ________ to go to the pool. a. 6 am b. 6:15 am c. 6:35 am

2. Fill in the missing words.
(1) Sally Green had to train herself
school,
school and at
.
(2) Sally Green swam
miles every week.
(3) She became famous at
.

3. True or False Questions.
(1)
Sally has some wonderful memories, such as visiting other countries and winning a lot of cups.
(2)
Though she has missed a lot of things in growing up because of Olympics she has never regretted.

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B. Interview: Too Old at Twenty

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Sally Green is ________.

a. a film star b. a singer c. a swimming star
(2) She _______ at the last Olympics. a. broke her leg b. broke a record c. broke all the records
(3) Now she is ________. a. in a pool b. in her Californian home c. in another country
(4) Sally Green has given up swimming because __________. a. she cannot win any international competition b. She is too old for swimming c. She cannot compete with others
(5) Sally Green used to get up at ________ to go to the pool. a. 6 am b. 6:15 am c. 6:35 am

2. Fill in the missing words.
(1) Sally Green had to train herself
school,
school and at
.
(2) Sally Green swam
miles every week.
(3) She became famous at
.

3. True or False Questions.
(1)
Sally has some wonderful memories, such as visiting other countries and winning a lot of cups.
(2)
Though she has missed a lot of things in growing up because of Olympics she has never regretted.