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REVIEW TEST 6

NAME:  

 Date: 

 

READING (10 marks)

1  Read the article and answer the questions. 1 mark for each correct answer.

  1  On average, how far do people in training for a race cycle per day?

 

 

  2  How much blood goes to a cyclist’s muscles every sixty seconds? 

 

 

 3  

How much of the energy that would normally be needed does a team leader use when he is 

protected by his team?

 

 

 4  

During a race, how many more calories from carbohydrates do cyclists eat a day compared with 

non-cyclists?

 

 

  5  How many days do cyclists actually ride during the Tour de France?

 

 

A   The best of the world’s road cyclists ride in races which take them over three and a half thousand kilometres at an 

average speed of forty kilometres per hour. How is this amazing physical achievement possible?

B   Teams who compete in the world’s toughest road cycle races put their success down to training. The riders set 

goals for each day’s training, much as we might set targets at work. They also take regular breaks. This means 

that even though cyclists in training average about seven hundred kilometres a week, they do not train so hard 

that they get injured before their race. 

C   Cyclists are much fitter than normal people. The best riders extract twice as much oxygen from each breath as 

an average healthy person, so they are able to generate twice as much energy. Riders like this train their hearts 

to pump thirty-five litres of blood to their muscles per minute, whereas most people’s hearts can only manage 

twenty.

D   Each team of riders is built entirely around helping the team leader win the race. The team works together to 

make sure that the leader is fresh to cycle fastest at the end of the race. The team’s job is to block the wind that 

the leader rides into. They ride in a V-shape so that the leader only needs to use seventy-five per cent of the 

energy that would normally be spent riding into the wind. 

E   The team prepares using only the most advanced equipment and the most suitable food. Modern bicycles use 

space technology, and weigh 1.3 kilograms. A wind tunnel is used to analyze a rider’s position on the bike and 

reduce drag. Cyclists train their body to burn fat by not eating too many carbohydrates. However, as they start 

to race they need more fuel, and eat a lot more. During a long distance race, a cyclist can consume up to four 

thousand calories per day in carbohydrates alone. The average person’s recommended daily intake is just two 

thousand calories a day, of which only one thousand three hundred calories should come from carbohydrates.

F   This kind of preparation is the key to winning a race, and it is especially true of long distance races such as the 

Tour de France. This famous race takes twenty-three days, which includes two rest days. Even the smallest aspect 

of a rider’s performance could make the difference between winning and losing.

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2  Which paragraph (A–F) contains these themes? 1 mark for each correct answer.

  Example: Elite cyclists race over very long distances 

 

 

 

1 

A 

well-known 

race. 

      

  2  How does a cyclist’s health compare with that of non-cyclists?  

  3  The role of technology.  

 

 

 

 

 

  4  How do cyclists become so good at racing?  

 

 

  5  The role of the team members. 

 

 

 

 

VOCABULARY (10 marks)

3  Complete the text using the words in the box. You will not need to use all the words. 1 mark for each 

correct word or phrase.

heart 

disease evidence self-esteem suffer serious 

illness exercise realize 

 

injure physical 

activity reduce obesity life 

expectancy calories junk 

food provide 

 

   How much 

a

 

 do you do in a week? Are you getting enough? Did you 

b

 

 that

 adults 

who 

c

 

 for just 150 minutes a week can 

d

 

 their risk of 

e

 

 by

  50%? It also improves your mood and sleep quality, and makes you feel better about yourself

 through 

increased 

f

 

. Finally, you will find it easier to maintain a healthy weight, meaning

  that the risk of 

g

 _________________, one of the main factors leading to 

h

 

, will be

  significantly lower. All of this could lead to an increase in your 

i

 

, especially if you also cut

 out 

j

 

 and eat healthily instead.

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (15 marks)

4  Complete the table with the noun forms of the verbs on the left. The first one has been done for you 

as an example. 1 mark for each correct answer.