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Evo i primjera…
The Face of the Games

At just 1.5m, Sandra Williams seemed too small to me to be an Olympic champion, but it was her
single-minded pursuit of victory that brought her gold. Bullied at primary school for being ‘such a scraggy little thing’,
she started training not to be pushed around. And in her teens, when other kids were looking for part-time jobs to
get much-needed pocket money, she was on the track, six days a week, her dad urging her on in the pursuit of
excellence. But all the determination and hard work paid off at the Games.

Sandra wasn’t just carrying her own hopes and dreams to the Games but ours, too, because the media
decided that she was the face of the Games. A giant portrait of her greeted people arriving at Heathrow. She would
pass massive posters of herself on her way to training. “I would look the other way, only to see myself on the other
side of the road. You’re obviously doing something right if you have got pressure on you, but it was hard.” The
amazing thing about Sandra is that it didn’t appear to affect her. She was an inspiration to us all.

The highlight of the Games for most British people was when Sandra won gold. “It’s an amazing feeling
when you win, like a massive adrenalin rush beyond your imagination. And then I sank to the ground, my legs unable
to support me. It still hasn’t quite sunk in what I achieved. Every time my dad comes around, he’s, like: “You’re an
Olympic champion!”. I don’t yet know what to make of it all. But I do know that it has justified the many years of
hard training I’d put in for that moment.

“I was so proud to run round the track with the Union Jack around my shoulders. I had proved to myself
that I was the best in the world. It made all the years of self-sacrifice worthwhile. It was fantastic to see my parents
at the side of the track, so happy. It hadn’t been easy for them either, and I should dedicate my success to them. And
my trainer hugged me as if he had won gold himself. I couldn’t have given him a better reward for his commitment
to me.”

But it has not been an easy road to victory. “It was hard for my parents to find the money for track suits and
running shoes. I suppose I was very selfish, because my training took priority over everything. I was a real problem
for them. And I had constant arguments with my trainer and we ended up having couples counselling – it was the
closest I got to walking out on everything. But I’ve been seriously lucky. My greatest fear was always that of getting
injured, but, thankfully, this hasn’t happened.

Sandra had much to overcome. “You had to be tough to survive in the community I grew up in: high
unemployment and kids basically living on the streets. And my father being Nigerian, I stood out a mile from the all-
white kids around me. And my trainer always pushed me to my limits, so I’d crash through the pain barrier on almost
a daily basis. Fortunately, I’ve a sort of grim determination that I’ve inherited from my father, a determination to be
on top of that podium.”

And on top of the podium she was, with a gold medal around her neck.

13. What motivated Sandra to take up sport?

A Her size.
B Her father’s ambition.
C Her will to win.
D Her financial situation.

14. How did she feel about being the face of the Games?
A it inspired her.
B she felt it a strain.
C she ignored it.
D it didn’t bother her.

15 How does she feel about winning Olympic gold?

A Elated.
B Exhausted.
C Confused.
D justified
16 She says she won gold for
 A her country.
B her parents.
C her trainer.
D herself.

17 Her main problem earlier in her career concerned

A finances.
B her parents.
C injury.
D her trainer.

18 she attributes her mental strength to

A her father.
B her trainer.
C her socio-economic background.
D her skin colour.

French Exchange

An overseas student exchange visit is considered to be a real learning experience and one that should not
be passed by. Not only do you get the chance to boost your linguistic skills, but you also have the opportunity to find
out about another culture. It can also be something of a vacation with a chance to see some sights. All in all, it is
supposed to be a very enriching experience. Nevertheless, as a fifteen-year-old secondary school student, I was
hardly keen on the idea of going to France. Parental pressure, though, was too much for me at the end of the day
and I gave in.

I was staying in a provincial French town during the Easter vacation. To say that I was disoriented would be
something of an understatement. The biggest problem was the language. At first, I mistakenly thought that my host
family were communicating in a different dialect from the French I had been learning at school. After all, we had
heard that other languages such as Breton and Basque were spoken in France. I wanted to blame my teachers for
not getting me ready, but at the end of the day the responsibility was mine. I had barely been paying attention over
the preceding years. The result was that it seemed to me that everyone around me was speaking really fast,
although, of course, their speech rate was totally normal.

My exchange partner, Michel, was kind enough and wanted to make me feel welcome. His foreign language
skills, however, were as limited as my own ability in French. Our exchange partners had been chosen on the basis of
questionnaires that we had completed back in England. I had written about the things that I liked, hoping for
someone with the same or similar tastes, but it seemed that this had been ignored. He was mad on skiing. I gave it a
go, but I needed proper lessons. It’s amazing that I didn’t break any bones.

After a few days, I felt oppressed by feelings of loneliness. Being overconfident, I had neglected to bring a
novel. It should also be recalled that this was the pre-computer era. Surfing the web and Faceboook had yet to enter
the vocabulary. I spent an eternity in my room following broadcasts from London. I would like to say that I took
advantage of the opportunity I had been given to study French, but that would be far from the truth. I wrote a
couple of letters to my parents but hid how I was really feeling. They had spent a fair amount of money on the trip,
and I did not want them to feel guilty.

Three weeks later, I was back home. The experience had been wholly negative. I could hardly lay the blame
on my host and his family. They had tried to engage with me. After all, it was up to me to make the most of the
chance. It might be expected that the experience had a long-term effect on my attitude towards the country and
language. However, over the last thirty years I’ve returned several times and now converse in French fluently.
13 Why did the author go on a student exchange trip?
A He hoped to see some famous places.
B He needed to improve his French.
C He was forced to go by his parents.
D He wished to learn about other cultures.

14 Why did the author find it difficult to understand people?

A Everyone spoke a different variety of French.
B He had not studied hard enough during lessons.
C His teachers had not prepared him for what to expect.
D the family he stayed with talked very quickly.

15 What do we learn about Michel?

A He had similar interests to the author.
B He ignored the author the whole time.
C He spoke English worse than the author spoke French.
D He tried to be friendly to the author.

16 How did the author spend his time?

A Listening to the radio.
B Reading books in English.
C surfing on the internet.
D trying to learn the language.

17 What does the author say about his exchange visit in paragraph five?
A He could have got more support from his host.
B He was encouraged to learn French better.
C He wasn’t ready for such an experience.
D He was put off going back to France.

18 What is the author’s purpose in the article?

A to complain about his student exchange visit.
B to improve how exchanges are organised.
C to share his experience of a student exchange visit.
D to warn about the problems of exchange visits.