English Test- 9th Form- n2 Ricardo Carvalhos biography

Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho (born on 18 May, 1978 in Amarante, near Oporto), is a Portuguese soccer player. He shares his birthplace with his colleague in the Portuguese national team, Nuno Gomes. He plays as a central defender for Chelsea. He came to prominence during the 2003/2004 soccer season, during which he played for Porto and gathered many plaudits due to his impressive performances in the Portuguese Superliga and Uefa Champions League, which were both won by Porto. He was voted the best defender in the Champions League for 2003/2004. The committee which selected him cited his strength and exceptional ability to win the ball in the air. Carvalho was also considered one of the best defenders of the Euro 2004 Championship, during which he formed a strong partnership with Jorge Andrade in the Portuguese defence. In the 2004 offseason, he was pursued by several top European clubs, and was finally signed by English big-spenders Chelsea for 19,850,000. At Stamford Bridge, Carvalho joined his former manager Jos Mourinho and former teammate Paulo Ferreira, who were both signed by Chelsea earlier in the offseason. He performed exceedingly well in his first season with Chelsea and helped them win the Premier League. During that season, he also scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 3-1 victory over Norwich. However, the start of 2005/2006 hasn't been as smooth for Carvalho, as he was publicly lambasted by Mourinho for comments related to his lack of match time. He has since returned to favour, though, and been a near-regular in the side since September. He scored his second goal for Chelsea in a 4-0 home win over Real Betis in the Champions League groups phase and kept on his scoring run in Europe by netting the second goal in Chelsea's 2-0 away win over RSC Anderlecht of Belgium, scoring from a Hernn Crespo flick on which he blasted into the roof of the net. Until now, he has scored 3 goals for Chelsea. Carvalho received the first red card (ejection) of his Chelsea career in January 2006, in Chelsea's 3-2 victory over Fulham F.C..

I (15%) Answer these questions about the text in complete answers.

1-Is Ricardo Carvalho a Portuguese football player? 2-Is Ricardo Carvalho as old as Nuno Gomes? 3-Why was he considered the best defender of the Champions League for 2003/2004? 4-How long has he been playing for Chelsea? 5-Write a comment for the following statement: The 2005/2006 season has been good for Carvalho, for he has already scored two goals. II (15%)

Rewrite this sentence inserting the expressions above.

Ricardo Carvalho (to love) (to play) for Chelsea. 1-But he doesnt earn a lot of money 2-For he likes the coach 3-If he had been well paid 4-On grounds of the teammates he has 5-Nowadays

III (15%) Find words/expressions in the text that mean the same as the following: (the words are out of order)
1-Expulsion 2-Force 3-Talent 4-Mate 5-Chased

IV (15%) Write the leading forms of:

1-to bust 2-to breed 3-to dare 4-to dig 5-to feed

V (16%)
Fill in the blanks by selecting the right preposition/s. (Write all the possibilities) 1-He wants to apply the job. 2-My mother doesnt approve me arriving after midnight. 3-I dont agree stealing. Count me . 4-I like to leaf the books at the bookstore but I never buy one. 5-Theres no need to resort violence when solving a problem. 6-Ill try to get over my work tonight.

VI (24%) Rephrase starting as shown.

1-Shes very worried. Her boyfriend is in the Hospital. No wonder shes worried, for 2-According to Genesis, God created the Universe during seven days. She said that 3-Patricia asked me out. I was 4-Lots of people like backbiting but he doesnt. Despite lots of people.

5-Roger Federer lost the French Open to Rafael Nadal. Rafael Nadal was in an awesome shape. Roger Federer 6-I sent her a love letter. She