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The referee should have intervened and stopped the fight earlier.
5. (The fighter did not have time to recuperate from the previous round.) People didn’t expect the manager to rush the boy into the fight but he did.
The manager should not have rushed the boy into the fight.
6. (The death of Benny Paret in the ring was a serious matter.) There was undoubtedly a flurry of investigations.
There must have been a flurry of investigations.
7. Since the investigators didn’t look into the real cause, the investigation was not likely to be successful.
Since the investigators didn’t look into the real cause, the investigation could not have been successful.
8. No one doubted that many people enjoyed the boxing match between Paret and his opponent. Many people must have enjoyed the boxing match between Paret and his opponent.
B. Using a nominal clause introduced by when or where.
Example:
When a fighter is hit hard over the heart or the head, goes down and is counted out, the crowd comes alive.
The time the crowd comes alive is when a fighter is hit hard over the heart or the head, goes down and is counted out.
1. When the crowd sees a man badly hurt and stretched out on the canvas, it is brought to its feet screaming and cheering. This is “the supreme moment in boxing.”
“The supreme moment in boxing” is when the crowd sees a man badly hurt and stretched out on a canvas, then it is brought to its feet screaming and cheering.
2. (The referee can’t stop a fierce fight too soon because people pay to see a man hurt.) The primary responsibility lies here.
(The referee can’t stop a fierce fight too soon because the people pay to see a man hurt.) Here is where the primary responsibility lies.
3. (The referee wants to stop the fight when he sees one boxer can no longer defend himself but the crowd wants the fight to go on.) They see things from different standpoints.
(The referee wants to stop the fight when he sees one boxer can no longer defend himself but the crowd wants the fight to go on.) This is where the referee and the crowd differ.
Exercise II
Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate one from the words given below:
foremost with event which founded
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variety
since inspired biennially governing
The modern Olympic Games are a major international __(1)__ featuring summer and winter sports in which thousands of athletes participate in a __(2)__ of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the world’s __(3)__ sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Games are currently held __(4)__, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, meaning they each occur every four years. Their creation was __(5)__ by the ancient Olympic Games, __(6)__ were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin __(7)__ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. The IOC has __(8)__ become the __(9)__ body of the Olympic Movement, __(10)__ the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority. Key
(1) event (2) variety (3) foremost (4) biennially (5) inspired (6) which (7) founded (8) since (9) governing (10) with
Exercises III
Complete the following dialogue.
A: Hi, I am thinking of inviting you to watch a boxing match with me this weekend. Will you be free this Saturday night?
B: Thank you, but I don’t’ watch boxing matches. To be frank, I find the whole idea of boxing somewhat pointless, and I fail to see the attraction in two people bashing each other. There is strong evidence to suggest that boxing is a very dangerous sport. Amateur and professional boxers can get very bad injures and even die in some cases.
A: Speaking of boxing being a dangerous sport, with perhaps the exception of darts, there are very few sports that do not involve risk taking. A boxer knows the risks he faces when he steps into the ring. He accepts them as part and parcel of his trade, and takes the rewards that are commensurate with such risks.
B: But there are a number of tragic cases involving boxers. The risks cannot be denied. Can we carry on letting these young men put their lives at risk for “sport”?
A: I am afraid I cannot agree with you. In fact, part of the excitement of any sport is to push the limits of human physical endeavour. No one forces boxers into the ring. For many of these young men, boxing is their life and they know nothing else. They want to be there, they know the risks involved and they accept that before stepping into the ring. They have the freedom to take part in boxing matches.
B: I know professional boxing has been banned in Norway since 1981 and in Sweden since 1970. The governments in these countries viewed the health concerns involved as being more important than the freedom of the individual to take part in boxing matches.
A: Everything in life carries a risk, and boxing comes nowhere near the top of the list. If people don’t like it, then they don’t have to watch it. So it is not necessary to ban boxing. B: Then there will be more injuries.
A: Don’t you think that to ban boxing is running away from the problem? We must look at ways of increasing the safety of this noble art of self-defence. Maybe professional boxing should be
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adapted to make it safer. Headguards could be used, as in the Olympics, and the number of rounds could be reduced. B: Of course it should.
A: What’s more, boxing should remain because if it were to be banned it would go underground and cause a lot more injuries. There would be no medical supervision whereas professional boxing has a doctor and hospital on stand-by.
B: I never thought of it that way. You have got a point there. A: Anyway, I do hope you can join me this Saturday night.
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