Crowdly

muscles

fast-twitch fibers

Olympic weightlifters

14. Having a lot of slow-twitch muscle fibers is particularly important for

divers

runners

cyclists

weightlifters

18. In which space (marked A, B, C and D in the passage) will the following sentence fit?

Some athletes' abilities are naturally enhanced by their environment.

[A]

[C]

[D]

[B]

16. What advantage do athletes from high-altitude countries have?

more muscles in their legs

lower amounts of lactate in their muscles

hemoglobin-rich blood

a strong sense of culture

17. What is the main idea of paragraph 6?

Marathon runners must train hard to succeed.

Divers must train to be successful.

Genetics is an important part of athletic success.

Success in sports comes from a lot of practice.

15. When lactate builds up in their muscles, people feel

dizziness

energy

pain

strength

9. What did Kitty do which made the friends laugh?

She paid them a compliment.

She told them a joke.

She laughed when she saw them.

She pretended to insult them.

8. Why did the writer feel contented after Mr. Malseed had spoken?

Everything was as it had always been.

Her friends had enjoyed the holiday.

The holiday would start at any moment.

A few things had improved at Glencorn.

4. The 'coincidence' referred to in paragraph 3 is that the four friends and the Malseeds

came from the same area.

lived close to one another.

were all about the same age.

preferred Ireland to England.