Famous sports cheating scandals – B1 English Listening Test

B1 Listening Test

Watch a video about famous cheating scandals in sports, and for questions 1 to 6, choose the correct option.

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1 American runner Fred Lorz...

a. drove his own car instead of running.

b. was helped to cheat in the marathon.

c. drank brandy and poison.

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2 The Chicago White Sox team...

a. was earlier called the Black Sox.

b. paid money to win games.

c. had players who had to retire from the sport.

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3 Maradona...

a. gave the famous name to his illegal goal.

b. scored another illegal goal during the same World Cup.

c. never totally admitted what he did.

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4 Nancy Kerrigan...

a. cheated to be at the Winter Olympics.

b. got hit in her knee while skating.

c. reached success after a difficult situation.

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5 What is true about Spain's Paralympic basketball team?

a. A person lied to them to expose the truth.

b. One of its players told the truth.

c. None of the players had disabilities.

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6 Lance Armstrong...

a. used drugs to compete in 1999, 2005, and 2012.

b. lost most of his Tour de France titles.

c. told the truth in front of the cameras.

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