Решение:
- A. What kind of student was the hero of the text? Текст говорит: "I was a good student; the only thing I lacked was knowledge about football". Это указывает на то, что он был хорошим студентом, но имел пробелы в знаниях. Следовательно, правильный ответ — 1. a good student.
- B. What were the main character's classmates like? В тексте сказано: "The classmates were nice overall, even if they always chose me last when we formed teams for the playground matches." Несмотря на то, что их выбирали последним, общее описание — "nice". Следовательно, правильный ответ — 1. the classmates were nice.
- C. I was a good student; the only thing I lacked was knowledge in the area of ... to fit into the class. В тексте явно указано: "the only thing I lacked was knowledge about football in order to fit in with the class." Следовательно, правильный ответ — 2. football.
- D. I perfected my education by reading all the ... about football. В тексте сказано: "I perfected my education by reading all the football magazines that the newsagent on the corner of the street had." Следовательно, правильный ответ — 1. magazines.
- E. Where was the newsagent? В тексте упоминается: "the newsagent on the corner of the street". Следовательно, правильный ответ — 3. on the corner of the street.
Ответ: A-1, B-1, C-2, D-1, E-3.