II- Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions.

Tran Hieu Ngan is a Taekwondo athlete. She participated in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics where she won the silver medal. It was the only medal won by a Vietnamese during those Olympic games and the first of Vietnam’s four Olympic medals.

Tran Hieu Ngan was born 1974 in a small fishing town in Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen. She was the fourth child in a family with eight children. She took up taekwondo when she was 14 and won her first national championship in 1994. She also won an Asian tournament in 1998. In Olympics 2000, when Ngan won the medal silver, everyone was so happy and proud of her.

After her success in Sydney, Ngan decided to leave the ring. Now, she coaches young athletes at a training centre in Ho Chi Minh City. Tran Hieu Ngan is a bright example for her constant efforts and never-ending practice.

1. What is the best title for the passage?

A. A sportswoman who makes history.

B. Popular sports in Olympic Games.

C. Doing taekwondo is great!

2. How many Olympic medals did Vietnam win before the year 2000?

A. None.

B. One.

C. Four.

3. When did Tran Hieu Ngan take up taekwondo?

A. In 1974.

B. In 1988.

C. In 1998.

4. What is Hieu Ngan’s job at the moment?

A. A taekwondo athlete.

B. A company manager.

C. A sport coach.

Trần Hiếu Ngân (born June 26, 1974 in Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên)^[1] is a Vietnamese Taekwondo athlete who competed in the Women's 49-57 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and she won the silver medal. It was the only Vietnamese medal during the 2000 Summer Olympics, and their first of five Olympic medals.^[2]

Notes and references[edit]

1. ^ "Hieu Ngan Tran". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
2. ^ "Medal first for Vietnam". BBC Sport Online. 2000-09-28. Retrieved 2008-08-10.

External links[edit]

• Tran Hieu Ngan at TaekwondoData.com
• Tran Hieu Ngan at Olympedia
• Tran Hieu Ngan at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Trần Hiếu Ngân at TaekwondoData.com 
• Trần Hiếu Ngân at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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