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Unit 7 Practice Quiz

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Read the passage and circle the correct answer. You have 7 minutes.

The Tour de France

The Tour de France is the most well-known cycling race in the world today. It is a 20-stage

road race that lasts for 22 days with two days for riders to rest. The entire race is more than

3,000 kilometers long.

Usually the race follows a circuit around France and sometimes some countries near France,

such as Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland

and the United Kingdom.

Each of the 20 stages is a race. The winner is determined by calculating the total time the

rider has spent to complete each stage of the race. The Tour de France is one of three major

cycling races in Europe. The other two races are the Tour of Italy and the Tour of Spain,

which are less well known outside Europe.

Riders join the race as a team. There are around 20 to 22 competing teams in each race and

each team has nine riders. Each team of the Tour de France is supported by and named after

its sponsorsthe people or companies that provide money to these teams. The team members

support each other to complete the race.

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1 Which one of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 1?

a The Tour de France takes place mostly around France but also in other countries.

b The Tour de France is the worlds most well-known cycling race and lasts for 22 days.

c The Tour de France has several stages and the winner is determined by the total time

spent for each stage.

d There are around 20 to 22 competing teams of nine riders in each race.

2 Which one of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 2?

a The Tour de France takes place mostly around France but also in other countries.

b The Tour de France is the worlds most well-known cycling race and lasts for 22 days.

c The Tour de France has several stages and the winner is determined by the total time

spent for each stage.

d There are around 20 to 22 competing teams of nine riders in each race.

3 Which one of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 3?

a The Tour de France takes place mostly around France but also in other countries.

b The Tour de France is the worlds most well-known cycling race and lasts for 22 days.c The Tour de France has several stages and the winner is determined by the total time

spent for each stage.

d There are around 20 to 22 competing teams of nine riders in each race.

4 Which one of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 4?

a The Tour de France takes place mostly around France but also in other countries.

b The Tour de France is the worlds most well-known cycling race and lasts for 22 days.

c The Tour de France has several stages and the winner is determined by the total timespent for each stage.

d There are around 20 to 22 competing teams of nine riders with sponsors in each race.

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1 b

2 a

3 c

4 d