Оқу сауаттылығы (ағылшын тілі)
Sports and games in Kazakhstan
People all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit, more organized and better disciplined. It unites people of different classes and nationalities.
Many people in Kazakhstan do sports on their personal initiative. They go in for skiing, skating, boxing, table tennis (Ping-Pong), swimming, volleyball, football, bodybuilding, etc. All necessary facilities are provided for them: stadiums, sport grounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, skiing stations, football fields. Sport is paid much attention to in our educational establishments. Gymnastics is a part of children's daily activity in the kindergartens. Physical culture is a compulsory subject at schools and colleges.
Professional sport is also paid much attention to in our republic. There are different sporting societies clubs and complexes. They are used for international and world competitions. The most popular sport in Kazakhstan is boxing.
Kazakh boxers are generally well known in the world. In last three Olympic Games their performance was assessed as one of the best and they had more medals than any country in the world except Cuba and Russia (in all three games). In 1996 and 2004, two Kazakh boxers (VasiliyJirov in 1996 and BakhtiyarArtayev in 2004) were recognized as the best boxers for their techniques with the Val Barker trophy, awarded to the best boxer of the tournament.
Kazakh boxers performed well in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Two boxers, Bekzat Sattarkhanov and Yermakhan Ibraimov, earned gold medals. Other two boxers, Bulat Jumadilov and Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov, earned silver medals.
1. Which statement about sports in Kazakhstan is correct according to the text?
A) Physical education is an optional lesson for school students.
B) Kazakhstan plans to make boxing the main sport of the country.
C) Kazakhstan pays attention to the development of professional sports.
D) Gymnastics is a compulsory part of student's daily activity in the University.
2. What is the main idea of the text?
A) Preparation of Kazakh athletes for the Olympics.
B) There are hundreds of sports.
C) History of boxing in Kazakhstan.
D) Status of sport in Kazakhstan.
3. Which paragraph answers the question «What sport is the most prevalent in Kazakhstan?»?
А)Paragraph 3
B) Paragraph 1
C) Paragraph 4
D) Paragraph 2
4. Which sentence contradicts the text?
A) Sport divides people into different classes.
B) In Kazakhstan, many people like to play sports.
C) Kazakh boxers are known all over the world.
D) Kazakh boxers were awarded with the Val Barker trophy.
5. “Sport is paid much attention to in our educational establishments.” What does this sentence mean?
A) Members of the government are fond of sports
B) Sports are supported in Kazakhstan at the state level.
C) Sport is important for the country's development strategy
D) sports development is included in the educational system
6. What expression is true about the total number of medals of Kazakhstan in boxing for the last three Olympiads?
A) Kazakhstan had more medals than any country in the world.
B) Cuba and Russia had more medals overall.
C) Kazakhstan had more medals in 1996, and in 2004 Cuba and Russia.
D) Kazakhstani boxers have won silver medals for three years.
7.How many boxers from Kazakhstan stood on the podium at the Sydney Olympics?
A) 2
B)3
C)4
D) 0
8. Which Kazakhstani boxers stood on the highest platform of the podium at the Sydney Olympics?
A) Bekzat Sattarkhanov and Yermakhan Ibraimov
B) Vasiliy Jirov and Bakhtiyar Artayev
C) Bulat Jumadilov and Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov
D) Bakhtiyar Artayev and Bulat Jumadilov
9. What is the Val Barker trophy?
A) an award for more medals in boxing
B) а prize for two gold medals in boxing in a row
C) а consolation prize in boxing
D) a prize that is awarded to the most technical boxer of the Olympic Games
10. How is sport in Kazakhstan supported by the state?
А) There are different sporting societies clubs and complexes.
B) Sport is paid much attention to in educational establishments.
C) All necessary facilities are provided for people in Kazakhstan: stadiums, sport grounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, skiing stations, football fields.
D) all of the above
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