S Sample Matura tasks 105 Banked gap fill: Sport paves the way Read the text about sports and scholarships. Some words are missing. Choose the correct word (A–R) for each gap (1–15). There are two extra words that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Going to … 0 in the US is a … 1 investment for students and their families. It pays off, however, because the job … 2 for college graduates are much better and the pay is … 3 higher than for the average school … 4 . As a result, more and more young people are faced with the … 5 that they have the intellectual talents to move on to college but their financial … 6 would not allow them to study for several years without … 7 income. For many the way out is to join a sports team and do sports … 8 in order to be eligible for a scholarship at a university. This may be the track-and-field team, a baseball team or the rugby squad – the important thing is to stand out and be … 9 by the talent scouts of university and college teams. A recent … 10 in this area is rugby which is … 11 as prestigious which means that colleges recruit players as young as 13. There is a growing number of teenagers often from underprivileged backgrounds who see rugby and fringe sports in general as an … 12 route into college. If the young … 13 are good enough, they may even have the choice between … 14 from various universities and colleges. So the message to teenagers who … 15 to go to college is join a sports team and work your way up to the top. A alternative I further Q tendency 0 E 8 B aspire J leaver R trend 1 9 C athletes K major 2 10 D background L prospects 3 11 E college M realised 4 12 F competitively N recognised 5 13 G considerably O regarded 6 14 H dilemma P scholarships 7 15 2 ✔ Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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