Sports life Unit 3 Language in use Language practice Daming wasn't chosen for the team last time. He was invited to competitions around the world. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box. You need to use some words more than once. choose hold win Lingling: Let's answer these questions about sport in the school magazine. Are you ready? Betty: Sure, I love sport. Go on, ask me the first question. Lingling: Where (1)__________________ the Olympic Games _________________ in 2008? Betty: That's too easy! They (2) _____________________ in Beijing. Lingling: And how many gold medals (3) ___________________ China __________________ at the Beijing Olympics? Betty: Oh, I know. Fifty... no, fifty-one gold medals (4) _________________ by China at the Beijing Olympics. Lingling: Correct. Next, what competition (5) _________________ Liu Xiang __________________ at the 2004 Olympic Games? Betty: Was it the hurdles? Lingling: Well done! Yes, it was. And one more question. Who (6) _________________ for the school basketball team last week? Betty: Ha ha! I don't know. Let's go and find out! Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets. Millions of people across the world (1)______________________________(watch) the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The excellent results at the Games were the products of many years of hard work. Young Olympic players (2)__________________________(train) by their coaches. Their training (3)________________________(record) and (4)________________________(compare) with those of the world's best players. The information (5)_________________________(use) to make training methods better. Hard training and proper methods helped many players become successful at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.