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Here are the answers to the questions based on the passage, along with explanations and synonyms to help a 5-band student understand easily.


Questions 1-7 (True/False/Not Given)

1. Explanation: The passage states that "Yet five years previously, he had been regarded as a talented outsider who entered but never won the major tournaments." This means that before 2016, people did not expect him to become number one; he was only seen as a talented player but not a winner.

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Expected" → "Regarded as"

"Become the world's top tennis player" → "Ranked as the world's number one"

"Five years before 2016" → "Five years previously"

"Talented outsider" contradicts the idea that he was expected to be number one.


2. Explanation: The passage states, "Another change was so subtle as to pass more or less unnoticed." This means the change he made to his racket was not widely noticed.

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Attracted a lot of attention" → "Pass more or less unnoticed" (opposite meaning)

"Change to his rackets" → "Switched to a synthetic string for the mains"


3. Explanation: The passage mentions, "Touring professionals have their rackets customized to their specific needs," but it does not say whether they take a professional racket stringer with them on tour.

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Most of the world's top players" → "Touring professionals"

"Take a professional racket stringer on tour" → No information given about this


4. Explanation: The passage states, "The rackets they use now weigh more than the average model." This means their rackets are heavier, not lighter.

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Light in comparison to the majority" → "Weigh more than the average model" (opposite meaning)


5. Explanation: The passage states, "The amateur German tennis player Werner Fischer started playing with the so-called spaghetti-strung racket," but it does not say whether he designed it himself.

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Played with a spaghetti-strung racket" → "Started playing with the so-called spaghetti-strung racket"

"Designed himself" → No information given



6. Explanation: The passage states, "They will continually change it depending on various factors including the court surface, climatic conditions, and game styles." Climatic conditions refer to weather.

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Weather" → "Climatic conditions"

"Affect how professional players adjust the strings" → "Continually change it depending on climatic conditions"

7. Explanation: The passage states, "Much of the serving power of US professional player Pete Sampras was attributed to the addition of four to five lead weights onto his rackets." This means his strong serve was believed to be due to this change.

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Believed" → "Attributed to"

"Change Pete Sampras made to his rackets" → "Addition of four to five lead weights onto his rackets"

"Contributed to his strong serve" → "Much of the serving power"


Questions 8-13 (Complete the Notes)

8. Explanation: The passage states, "They explain how they have adjusted not only racket length, but even experimented with different kinds of paint."

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Changes to the types of" → "Experimented with different kinds of"

"Used on their racket frames" → "On their frames"


9.Explanation: The passage states, "It created a string bed that generated so much topspin that it was quickly banned by the International Tennis Federation."

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Not allowed" → "Banned"

"The amount of" → "So much"

"It created" → "Generated"


10. Explanation: The passage states, "Today it is, in many ways, an aspect of the game that is equal in significance to nutrition or training."

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"As important as" → "Equal in significance to"

"Players' diets" → "Nutrition"


11. Explanation: The passage states, "At one time, all tennis rackets were strung with natural gut made from the outer layer of sheep or cow intestines."

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"All rackets used to have" → "At one time, all tennis rackets were strung with"

"Made from the" → "Made from the outer layer of"


12. Explanation: The passage states, "Much of the serving power of US professional player Pete Sampras was attributed to the addition of four to five lead weights onto his rackets."

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Metal" → "Lead"

"Put into the frames of his rackets" → "Addition of four to five lead weights onto his rackets"


13. Explanation: The passage states, "The professional Portuguese player Gonçalo Oliveira replaced the original grips of his rackets with something thinner because they had previously felt uncomfortable to hold."

Synonyms/Matching Location:

"Changed" → "Replaced"

"On his racket handles" → "Of his rackets"