Polo is an unusual sport. It uses a ball and a mallet, which is used to hit the ball.

It also requires helmets to protect the players heads, gloves for their hands and boots to guard their legs. The players hit the ball into a goal to score. Nothing special, right? The game of polo suddenly becomes very exciting when you discover the final piece of equipment the players need: a horse. Thats right; it is played entirely on horseback. How did this unique sport that combines the talents of humans with animals become popular? The game of polo was developed in Persia around 2,000 years ago, but the British made modern polo world-famous. A mere 150 years ago, the British came in contact with the sport, in the Indian city of Silchar. There, the oldest existing polo club, the Calcutta Club, was founded by the British in 1862. a polo club opened in England just ten years later, and British soon began to travel and show others this great new sport. Polo quickly grew worldwide. Twenty years later, clubs as far away as Argentina and Australia were founded. Today, 77 countries around the world have polo teams, including the UAE. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah all have their own polo teams, made up of foreign and Emirati players. Matches are played all year round and included players at every level. So, if you enjoy playing sports and are a good horse rider, why not consider joining the polo team? Questions: A- What is the topic of this text? a. Polo in the pas and today b. Games the British love c. Countries where polo is played d. How polo developed in Persia B- When was the first polo club founded in England? a. 2,000 years ago b. in 1872 c. in 1862 d. 150 years ago C- What is the topic of paragraph 1? a. The popularity of polo b. What players need for polo c. Horses and the polo match d. Strange and exciting sports

D) Choose from a, b, c or d the most suitable meaning of the underlined words in the passage: 1- helmets a) hand 2- to guard a) to play 3- founded a) opened ( paragraph 1 ) means something for the ____________ b) leg c) boot d) head ( paragraph 1 ) means ______________ b) to score c) to protect d) to attack ( paragraph 2 ) means ______________ b) finished c) said d) travelled

E- What do the underlined words refer to? 1- In the 1st paragraph, " it ' refers to __________ a. ball b. polo c. goal

d. mallet

2- In paragraph 2, " There" refers to ___________________ a. Persia b. Britain c. Silchar d. Calcutta F- To join a UAE polo team you must a. know how to ride a horse b. come from the UAE c. own many horses d. be a very good player G- How was polo first spread all around the world? a. on horseback b. by polo teams c. by the Calcutta Club d. by British travelers