Heather Watson's tennis success achieved without pushy parents

 Key

Question 1

a)  False. they never put pressure on her to win and have even stayed away from some of her tournaments, including this year’s Wimbledon, to avoid unsettling her.

b)  True. Watson, 20, was born on the Channel Island of Guernsey in May 1992 and first became interested in tennis when she was watching her parents play at their club in Guernsey,

c)  False. Watson visited America as often as he could before moving there full-time after he retired in 2010.

d)  False. … she would have studied business at university if she had not made a success of her sport

Question 2

a)  She won her first competition when she was just 9, without her parents knowing that she had entered it.  She moved to Florida at the age of 12 to train at the tennis academy.  She is also clever.  She was first in her class when she left school, could have studied business at university and loves fashion.

b)  They connected and spoke to each other on the computer and Mr Watson travelled to the USA as much as possible before his retirement.

Question 3

a)  huge  b)  unsettle/unsettling  c)  remain/remained

Question 4 
a)  In addition to being a very good tennis player, Heather is also clever.

OR 
In addition to being clever, Heather is also a very good tennis player. 

b) Despite having made big sacrifices, they never put presuure on her.
c) If Heather hadn't entered the softball tennis contest, she wouldn't have won a trophy. 

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1      a)  have fun

2      h)  try my best

3      g)  my goals for next season

4      d) win more WTU titles

5      c)  I would probably be a boxer

6      b)  pleased with what I’d accomplished

7      e)  it’s brilliant

8      f)  that’s the name of the song