II. Read the following text and do the tasks below.
Water rugby became the most popular of water sports, but somehow the
water polo name became a popular name for it.
As played in England, the object of the game was for player to touch the ball,
with both hands, at the goal of the pool. The goaltender stood on the poll deck,
ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score.
Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled with underwater fights
away from the ball, and it wasn’t unusual for players to pass out for the lack of
air.
In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addition of goalposts. The
Scots also replaced the original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and
adopted rules that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, tackling a
player unless he had the ball.
A. Answer the questions:
1. What is the different name of water rugby?
___________the water polo ___________________________________________________
2. What was the purpose of the game in England?
______the object of the game was for player to touch the ball,
with both hands, at the goal of the pool________________________________________________________
3. What did the goaltender do when an opponent was about to score?
_______The goaltender stood on the poll deck,
ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score._______________________________________________________
4. When was the sport tamed by the addition of goalposts?
__________In 1877____________________________________________________
5. What kind of ball did the Scots replaced the original small, hard rubber ball
with?
_____________a soccer ball _________________________________________________
6. When was Water polo added to the Olympic program?
_______________ko có trong bài đọc _______________________________________________

1. Another name for water rugby is water polo.

2. To touch the ball with both hands, at the goal of the pool.

3. The goaltender stood on the poll deck, ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score.

4. The sport was domesticated by adding scoring columns in 1877.

5. With a soccer ball.

6. There is no information about it.