Americans like sport very much. One of the most  popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools and  universities have their own teams.

In winter the most popular kind of sports is basketball. There is usually a match every evening  in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of theUnited Statesthere is a lot of snow and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.

In the other two seasons millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in spring, but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games on the radio, watch them on television or read about them on the newspapers.

Some also play tennis or golf and others go fishing. They like to stay outdoors because it is warm during the months of June, July and August.

1. Which sport is the most popular in Autumn inAmerica?

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2. Is basketball the most popular sport in witer ?

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3. Do they enjoy baseball?

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4.  Why do they like to stay outdoors?

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Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.

Question: Americans have been volunteering……………

A. since the early days of the country

B. for less than 50 years

C. since 1950

D. for 15 years

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/mentoring young people.

(adapted from “Volunteering: An American Tradition” by Susan J. Ellis and Katherine H. Campbell in eJournal USA: The Spirit of Volunteerism. U.S. Department of State, 2012).

 25. According to the text, nearly every American has done volunteer work in his or her life.

 26. Every year almost one in five Americans works as a volunteer.

 27. Americans have been volunteering for less than 50 years.

 28. Americans volunteer because they are forced to do it.