A. Reading comprehension
Read the article ‘Words, Words’ about football/soccer expressions on page 18 - 19 of
English Now
No. 115. Then look at these questions and decide which of the three answers is correct.
1. If you say that you want to kick an idea around, you mean that you want
a. to reject it.
b. to see what everyone thinks about it.
c. to give everyone your opinion about it.
2. If somebody keeps moving the goalposts, that person keeps
a. changing what is required.
b. making everything much smaller.
c. changing the size of the football pitch.
3. If you are on the ball, you are
a. playing football.
b. alert and paying attention.
c. expecting something bad to happen.
4. Someone who knows the score
a. doesn’t know what is happening.
b. is very good at maths.
c. knows what something means.
5. If you get the ball rolling, you
a. are the first to start something.
b. are telling a story about something.
c. are finishing something.
6. What is a political football?
a. a game played by members of the government.
b. a subject nobody wants to talk about.
c. a problem that causes argument between political parties.
7. If somebody blows the whistle, this means that person
a. wants somebody to come and find them.
b. is reporting something bad.
c. is really happy.
8. If you are keeping your eye on the ball, you
a. can’t see very well.
b. are paying close attention.
c. aren’t looking at something.
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