Emma Raducanu had sprung from nowhere at Wimbledon, defeating a string of higher-ranked players in a startling run that captivated the nation. Promoted to No 1 Court – and the front pages – for a fourth-round match against AjlaTomljanović of Australia, the 18-year-old suffered dizziness and breathing difficulties, and retired. ―I think the whole experience caught up with me,‖ she said later.Dr. Claire-Marie Roberts was watching with a pang of recognition. Roberts, 43, was a promising teenage swimmer, who once qualified for the 100m breaststroke at the 1996 Olympics. But she had done so despite almost crippling competitive anxiety.I‘d be vomiting in the toilets before races with so many self-doubts and ridiculous scenarios playing out in my mind,‖ she says. ―I‘d worry about letting my dad and coach down, and think everyone was much better than me. Sometimes I‘d visualize myself with armbands on, struggling even to swim to the end of the pool.Happily, and unusually for the time, Roberts had a sports psychologist to turn to for help: ―In the early 90s nobody really even knew what a sports psychologist was.‖ It was only then that she was able to start managing her anxiety and qualify for Atlanta with Team Great Britain.When a pre-Games injury snuffed out her Olympic dream, Roberts‘ experience inspired a job swap. She is now a sports psychologist at the University of the West of England in Bristol, and learning and development manager at the Premier League.Dr. Andrea Furst, a sports psychologist who works with England Rugby and the Australian sailing team, says the discipline to focus on what needs to be improved is what separates elite athletes and mortals. ―Many of the things that are needed to be elite are not particularly complex, but it‘s the requirement for them to be done day after day that makes supreme performers,‖ she says. ―One of the best pieces of advice in everyday life would be to pick one thing to focus on to change and stick at it.The performances we love the most are the ones where we can see huge hearts, deep character and the mastery of skill at an inspiring level; where we can see ‗humanness‘ – not robotic perfection or emotionless ‗execution‘,‖ psychologist Pippa Grange says. ―There is something for all of us to take from that.When the recent England-Italy Euro final went to penalties, Dr. Geir Jordet, a sports psychologist, grabbed a notepad. His analysis, covering more than 45 years of shootouts, has revealed that when a team only needs one more successful penalty to win the match, the player who takes it will score 92% of the time. When a team loses the match by missing the next penalty (for example, Bukayo Saka‘s turn for England), the player taking that penalty scores only 62% of the time. ―In life, it‘s about considering the positive consequences of what you‘re doing rather than dwelling on the negative consequences if you mess up,‖ he says.On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions by choosing the best option among the four choices given after each question:1. Emma Raducanu had sprung from nowhere‘ means a) A player like her could be found nowhere b) She was a famous player at that time c) She was an aggressive player d) She was neither famous nor expected to win2. Assertion: Emma dropped out of the 4th round match. Reason: All of a sudden, she was severely injured. a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A b) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation for A c) A is correct, R is not correct d) A is false, R is correct e) Both A and Rare false3. Assertion: Dr. Claire Roberts was surprised to see whatever happened to Emma.Reason : She was able to overcome a similar situation in her youth. a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A b) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation for A c) A is correct, R is not correct d) A is false, R is correct e) Both A and R are false4. When Dr Roberts was a young swimmer, she was worried about a) being injured in the match b) disappointing her father & her coach c) facing much stronger opponents d) being disqualified for some violation a) a and b b) b and c c) c and d d) a and d5. Back in the 90s, a) there were many sports psychologists b) every Olympic team had a sports psychologist c) sports were not highly competitive d) one was lucky to find a sports psychologist6. Assertion: Claire Roberts went on to become a sports psychologist Reason: She had won an Olympic gold medal. a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A b) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation for A c) A is correct, R is not correct d) A is false, R is correct e) Both A and Rare false7. To become a top sports person a) one must possess many complex skills b) one must have excellent equipment c) one must focus on what needs to be developed d) the efforts to improve must be consistent a) a and b b) b and c c) c and d d) a and d8. The most inspiring sports performances are achieved through a) The spirit to crush the opponent b) force of character c) Mechanical perfection d) large heartedness a) a and b b) b and c c) c and d d) b and d9. Match the words in the first column with those in the second columnColumn AColumn BTo live at a specified placeACrippling1.Causing a server difficultyBElite2.Top class or highly superiorCDwell on3.To talk or think about somethinga) A 4 B 2 C 1 b) A 2 B 3 C 4 c) A 3 B 4 C 3 d) A 1 B 1 C 210. Which of the following statements about penalty shootouts and the lesson they teach.1.Penalty shootouts are very common in international matches.2.The chances of winning are better when only goal is required to win.3.The chances of winning are comparatively lower when missing means a loss.4.Concentrate on positive results& do not worry about negative consequences.a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 1, 2 and 4 c) 1, 3 and 4 d) 2, 3 and 4