7. Перечитайте текст, сосредоточив внимание на его важнейших деталях, и выполните нижеследующие задания.

7.1. Выберите правильные варианты ответов на поставленные вопросы (на каждый вопрос – только один правильный ответ).

1. Why did sports clothing become fashionable?

a) because of the money injected into sports by fashion houses

b) because of people’s desire to emulate their heroes and heroines

c) because sports clothing is comfortable and stylish

d) both “a” and “b”

e) both “b” and “c”

2. What does the influence of sports on politics include?

a) athletes using their fame to run for office

b) office-seekers using athletes to boost their candidacy

c) boycotts to boost causes

d) countries using sports as a way of trying to demonstrate that their specific ideology is better than another

e) all of the variants given

3. When did business tie itself to sports?

a) in the first half of the 19^th century

b) in the first half of the 20^th century

c) in the second half of the 20^th century

d) in the 21th century

e) none of the variants given

4. What country is the birthplace of baseball?

a) Britain

b) Germany

c) the USA

d) Canada

e) Australia

5. Who is the father of Basketball?

a) Walter Camp

b) Dr. James Naismith

c) the Marquees of Queensbury

d) Michael Jordan

e) Pierre de Coubertin

7.2. Заполните таблицу фактами, касающимися возникновения каждого вида спорта, упоминаемого в тексте.

	SPORTS	ORIGIN
1	Basketball
2	Baseball
3	American Football
4	Ice Hockey
5	Motor Racing
6	Association Football, or Soccer
7	Tennis
8	The Modern Olympics
9	The Winter Olympics
10	Golf
11	Rugby football
12	Boxing
13	Cricket

7.3. Определите, истинно или ложно каждое из нижеперечисленных утверждений (относительно текста). Пометьте каждое предложение как “T (true)” или “F (false)”. Откорректируйте ложные утверждения.

1. Just 120 years ago, many of the sports we take for granted did not yet exist.

2. Sports over the last hundred years have affected modern popular culture and have often reflected changing social attitudes and standards.

3. The growth of sports has also made possible the education of many young people who would otherwise never have that opportunity.

4. Today the vast majority of the noticeable college athletes do not graduate from colleges.

5. Sports and business are not interlinked in college because there it is played by “amateurs” and not “professionals”.

6. Many believe that the influx of money in sports has become obscene and wrong.

7. As sports have grown bigger and more profitable, they are driving out those who helped make growth possible.