Practice IELTS

Exercise - 116

Question: 1 People have ....... against each other in bowling for thousands of years.

Correct Answer : 1 [competed]

Notes: People have competed against each other in bowling for thousands of years.

Question: 2 The French probably ....... tennis in about 1150.

Correct Answer : 2 [invented]

Notes: The French probably invented tennis in about 1150.

Question: 3 Martina Navratilova ....... into one of the world's greatest tennis players.

Correct Answer : 3 [developed]

Notes: Martina Navratilova developed into one of the world's greatest tennis players.

Question: 4 Michael Schumacher has ....... Formula 1 racing over the past decade.

Correct Answer : 4 [dominated]

Notes: Michael Schumacher has dominated Formula 1 racing over the past decade.

Question: 5 Helen Moody ....... a record of eight Wimbledon singles titles.

Correct Answer : 5 [set]

Notes: Helen Moody set a record of eight Wimbledon singles titles.

Question: 6 In Germany during the Middle Ages, people ....... bowling at village dances.

Correct Answer : 6 [enjoyed]

Notes: In Germany during the Middle Ages, people enjoyed bowling at village dances.

Question: 7 Ellen Hanson ....... the first singles crown at the U.S. Open in 1887.

Correct Answer : 7 [earned]

Notes: Ellen Hanson earned the first singles crown at the U.S. Open in 1887.

Question: 8 Mary E. Outerbridge ....... the first tennis court in New York City in 1874.

Correct Answer : 8 [established]

Notes: Mary E. Outerbridge established the first tennis court in New York City in 1874.

Question: 9 Alethea Gibson ....... to play tennis on the streets of New York City.

Correct Answer : 9 [learned]

Notes: Alethea Gibson learned to play tennis on the streets of New York City.

Question: 10 In 1926 Suzanne Lenglen ....... in the first U.S. professional tennis tour.

Correct Answer : 10 [starred]

Notes: In 1926 Suzanne Lenglen starred in the first U.S. professional tennis tour.