22. Professional sports (Intermediate)

Choose the correct options.

In 2011, Julius Yego ___ the All African Games.

• won

• win

• was winning

A year later, when he ____ 81.81m.

• thrown

• threw

• throw

He screamed because he couldn't believe that he ____ the first African javelin thrower to reach an Olympic final.

• become

• was becoming

• had become

He ___, and in 2014 he won the Commonwealth Games title.

• wasn't stopping

• didn't stop

• stopped

2015 became a special year for him after he ____ a gold medal at the World Championships with a throw of 92.72m.

• had won

• won

• win

Match the words and their definitions.

To spoil or destroy something completely

• damaging

• dangerous

• to ruin

• embarrassed

A new or difficult task that tests somebody's ability and skill

• obvious

• a challenge

• a motivation

• to force

Easy to see or understand

• ancient

• to ruin

• to achieve

• obvious

To complete something successfully

• to achieve

• a motivation

• ancient

• a challenge

A desire to do something

• a challenge

• obvious

• a motivation

• to achieve