Practice Test 27 - Exam To Grade 6
Practice Test 27 - Exam To Grade 6
Practice Test 27 - Exam To Grade 6
V – Reading
Read the text and questions below. Choose the correct answer.
Sarah Radford, international athlete
If when you hear the words “international athlete”, you imagine a runner in an exotic location, enjoying life in a
five-star hotel, think again. I won the Dublin Marathon and the European Games and now I want to win a place
in the Olympic Games. I also have a demanding job and a family life to organize. My life is exciting, but I don’t
live in luxury.
My route to the top was not what you might expect. I ran until I was sixteen, then went to college and got
married. At 25 I made a come-back. That year my daughter was four and although fitting in a full-time job,
family and running was not easy, I was managing it all fine. Then I had to stop when I hurt my left knee while
running. I started back again a year later, and I’m now running really well.
I am pleased that I am now performing at a high level, but I know that if I make it to the Olympic team there
will be more training to do. I may have to decide to work only part-time then, until midday, and get somebody
to help with the housework. You have to take an opportunity to compete in the Olympics when it comes
because you don’t know if it will ever come again.
For the moment, though, training has to fit around everything else in my life. I usually run into work, nearly
eight miles along a main road, in my running shoes and tracksuit. Then I quickly change into my work uniform
– my employers are used to that! They also understand about the demands of life as an athlete, which means I
don’t work weekends because of races.