World Famous Sportsmen

Match two parts of sayings.

1. A champion is someone ….                      a) your masterpiece.     

2. A sound mind  ...                                      b) it won’t change you.

3. Make each day  ...                                    c) who gets up when he can’t. 

4.   Set your goals high  ...                              d) you don’t deserve to be successful.

5.  If it doesn’t challenge you,  …                   e) in a sound body.                                                                                          

6. The more difficult the victory, ...             f) and don’t stop till you get there.

7. If you are afraid of failure, …                 g) the greater the happiness in winning.

Read the text below. Choose from (A—H) the one which best fits each space (1—6).There are two choices you do not need to use.

Asashoryu is a sumo grand champion and one of the most successful sumo fighters in history. His real name is Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj; Asashoryu is his 1)__ . He was born in Mongolia in 1980 and is the first Mongolian to reach sumo’s top position of Yokozuna, which means grand champion. He is also the most successful non-Japanese ever 2) __ . Asashoryu grew up with wrestling in his blood. His father and brothers are all fighters. He moved to Japan 3) _ to study Japanese and quickly developed a passion and great talent for sumo. 4) __ , he joined a leading sumo stable (team) and fought his way up through the ranks. Asashoryu could well become the greatest sumo fighter ever. He is closing in on the all-time greats for the number of championships won. He holds the record 5) __ in one year. In 2005, 6) __ out of 90 fights and all six championships. Victory in the final tournament of 2004 meant he won seven in a row — another record. Asashoryu has a huge following, but he has also upset sumo’s traditionalists. He has a history of bad and unsportsmanlike behaviour. Regardless, he continues to create a lot of interest in the sport.

A. as an exchange student

B. he won with the impressive result — 84

C. fighting name

D. to enter the sumo ring

E. requires strength

F. In 1999

G. for winning the most fights

H. was introduced as an Olympic sport