Reading Comprehension 2

1. Carvings show fist-fighting 5,000 years ago in ancient

• Egypt

• Greece

• Sumeria

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2. In bare-knuckled boxing, fighters didn't wear

• shorts

• gloves

• boots

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3. The London Prize Ring rules were introduced in

• 1743

• 1867

• 1908

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1908

• amateur boxing

• professional boxing

• kick boxing

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5. In professional boxing, one round usually lasts for

• two minutes

• three minutes

• four minutes

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6. If all the judges agree on the winner, it's a

• clear decision

• split decision

• unanimous decision

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7. A rising punch thrown with the rear hand is

• a jab

• a hook

• an uppercut

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8. Evading punches by bending the legs and lowering the head is called

• bobbing

• weaving

• swaying

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9. Muhammad Ali was the World Heavyweight Champion

• three times

• four times

• five times

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10. Muhammad Ali said that he floats like a butterfly and stings like

• an ant

• a bee

• a mosquito

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