TRUE
if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE
if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN
if there is no information on this
1
People had expected Andy Murray to become the world’s top tennis player for at
least five years before 2016.
2
The change that Andy Murray made to his rackets attracted a lot of attention.
3
Most of the world’s top players take a professional racket stringer on tour with them.
4
Mike and Bob Bryan use rackets that are light in
comparison to the majority
of rackets.
5
Werner Fischer played with a spaghetti-strung racket that he designed himself.
6
The weather can affect how professional players adjust the strings on their rackets.
7
It was believed that the change Pete Sampras made to his rackets contributed to
his strong serve.
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Questions 8 –13
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Choose
ONE WORD ONLY
from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 8
–13 on your answer sheet.
The tennis racket and how it has changed
•
Mike and Bob Bryan made
changes to the types of
8
used on
their racket frames.
•
Players were not allowed to use the spaghetti-strung racket because of the
amount of
9
it created.
•
Changes to rackets can be regarded as being as important as players’ diets or
the
10
they do.
•
All rackets used to have natural
strings made from the
11
of animals.
•
Pete Sampras had metal
12
put
into the frames of
his rackets.
•
Gonçalo Oliveira changed the
13
on his racket handles.
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