English SPM

The public were allowed into Britain's Olympic Park in April 2013 for the first time since the 2012 Games for a tour of London's Olympic Park. Visitors were given a behind-the-scenes tour of the park's transformation (9) ..... a new neighbourhood of London.

More than 23,000 tickets have been sold for the hour-long guided tours which offer a sneak preview of the construction site where (10) ..... venues are being transformed into a new district of homes, schools, and businesses.

The "Park in Progress" bus trips will also include a visit up the red ArcelorMittal Orbit tower (11) ..... by Anish Kapoor.

New cafes, community centres, and gardens are being added, as (12) ..... of an 18-month rebuilding scheme costing RM 1,411 billion.

The athletes' accommodation is being transformed into almost 3,000 units of luxurious flats, new homes and schools and the whole area will be (13) ..... by a new park.

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will be (14) ..... functional starting from the next year. Within 20 years, the new district is expected to be home to 8,000 people.

It is still expected to (15) ..... sporting events, from football to athletes.

Playing games is nothing new. In many ways, games are important as they prepare us for the ___(9)___ of life.

In the past, playing games mainly ___(10)___ doing physical activities, whether in school or with friends in the street.

One important lesson that children learnt from playing these games was to accept defeat ___(11)___ grace and dignity.

Perhaps the most obvious difference between the way that we play today ___(12)___ how we played in the past...

...how we played in the past is the fact that games nowadays ___(13)___ often played on computers or phone devices.

Gaming can be interesting in various ways. For instance, many video games are ____(14)____ to bring players from all over the world together in the spirit of friendly competition.

However, gaming has a negative side. For example, there are special platforms and websites for those who like to cheat ____(15)____ games. The world of online gaming certainly gives you a fascinating insight into human behaviour.