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Vocabulary Review: Active Skills For Reading Book 4, Unit 6: "Sporting Achievements"

Directions:
     • Click the Next Item button to start.
     • Look at the words and wait to listen to all ten sets.
     • Check the three hide boxes, write the words, and hit the tab key to see if you spelled them correctly (green).
     • Check the X if you did to eliminate the word from the list.
     • Continue to click Next Item until you have spelled all the words in all ten sets.

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Practice: Click the hidden text to get a word. Use the correct form of the word in the sentence. Hit Enter to see if your answer is correct (green) or incorrect (red).

1. [ ... ](celebrate) Ronaldo, of Brazilian soccer fame, is one of the most soccer players of recent time.

2. [ ... ]conquer He seemingly insurmountable difficulties to lead his team to victory in the 2002 World Cup.

3. [ ... ]devastate He had experienced a setback in the previous World Cup due to injuries and the onset of convulsions shortly before kick-off.

4. [ ... ]involve At the time of the 1998 World Cup, his with a Rio model from Brazilian high society was a source of unhappiness in Ronaldo's personal life.

5. [ ... ]public The model liked the she was getting from her relationship with Ronaldo but had little regard for the pressure and distraction it brought to Ronaldo's game.

6. [ ... ]depress Ronaldo was suffering from severe after his humiliating defeat and was thinking he'd never play at the highest level again when Pele visited him and gave him back his belief in himself.

7. [ ... ]precede Although Brazil was not favored to win the 2002 World Cup, Ronaldo had an comeback and led his team to an amazing victory.

8. [ ... ]predict Although Brazil's victory was far from , Ronaldo announced on camera that Brazil would win.

9. [ ... ]relax Ronaldo has found personal happiness with his wife Milene, who is also an accomplished soccer player. He feels much more with her than he did with the society model.

10. [ ... ]destroy When famous athletes rely on high doses of painkillers due to the overwhelming pressure to play their sport, the results can be to both their physical and mental well-being.