PET Reading Part 5

Steven was _______ at California State University but didn't complete the course.

You have to _______ each other, otherwise you can never win.

Knowing how to be a good loser is good because being able to ________ defeat is an important lesson in life.

Lots of people enjoy being a member of a team or a club so they have the opportunity to _______ part in matches and events.

Taking part in games and sports teaches young people a lot of very useful skills, as well as helping them to _______ fit and healthy.

Perhaps there are people who had a bad experience with a ________ sport when they were younger.

Homeschooling can also be helpful for children who have ______ problems at school. For example, they may have a learning difficulty, such as dyslexia.

But Steven was interested in film and began using his father's movie camera to record family ______. By the age of 12, he'd made his first movie.

Steven’s poor grades in high school _____ him from entering the University of Southern California's film programme.

Homeschooling is great for children who want to ________ on a subject that they are particularly good at, and spend less time on other subjects.

As a child, Steven showed ______ interest in his studies.

It is extremely ______ to learn how to be a good loser.

Players on a team enjoy sharing the ______, or failure, with others.

Firstly, games which involve more than just a contest between two competitors teach people to _______ respect for rules, because no game will work unless everyone plays according to them.

Homeschooling can be a good _______ for children who don´t have a school nearby.

For children who are “homeschooled, not leaving home is a ______.

Over 34 years after leaving college. Steven finally attended his university graduation _______.

Some people may feel embarrassed because they think they're not very good at a sport and worry about disappointing the rest of the team if they _______ badly.

Never needing to get up early, no uniform to wear, choosing what to study and when to study it. Is that the kind of school day that you ______ about?

Organised sports are usually all about competitions and _______ and for some people, this pressure is too stressful.

Homeschooled children don’t _____________ school. Their parents teach them, or they do lessons in an online classroom with other homeschooled children.

However, there are many people who just don’t like organised sport and who have to find other ways to _______ fit and healthy.

The other thing you discover is that you cannot ______ success by yourself in a team game.

Many people consider doing well at school is an important part of having a successful career. However, that wasn't true in Steven Spielberg’s ________.