Bicycle Racing - Test 2

B2 First · Word Formation · Cambridge English First 3, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

POPULAR

SCIENCE

REQUIRE

EXCEPT

FIT

ABLE

OBSESS

ACCEPT

There is a wide (0) ___ of different types of bicycle racing. A race may be an event held indoors over a relatively short distance, or alternatively it can be outdoors and much longer, involving hundreds of kilometres over a number of days. As the (17) ___ of bicycle racing has grown worldwide, attention has focussed increasingly on the (18) ___ study of the sport and its many physical and psychological (19) ___ . There seems to be agreement among sports experts that competitive cycling, more than almost any other sport, places (20) ___ demands on the whole human body. Successful participants in many sports can be a bit (21) ___ or slightly overweight but nevertheless have sufficient (22) ___ to compensate for that. That is not true for serious cyclists who aim to do well in competitions. They must show extraordinary dedication to the sport. Many seem to have an (23) ___ with it and an (24) ___ of the hours and hours of practice necessary to achieve success.

Bicycle racing

VARY

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