REPORT TEXT

Martial Arts

The Martial arts are ways of fighting. People learn them for self-defense and for physical fitness. There are many different kinds of martial arts. Each martial art has its own moves. Karate, Kung Fu, and Tae Kwon Do involve kicks and punches. Jujitsu, Judo and Aikido use holds and throws.

Most of the martial arts come from East Asia. Kung Fu started in China over 2.000 years ago. Tae Kwon Do started in Korea. Jujitsu, Judo and Sumo developed in Japan. The martial arts first came to the United States in the 1800s with immigrants from China and Japan.

People who are training in most martial arts wear white pants and a white robe. They also wear a colored belt or sash. The color of the belt tells how good the person is. In Karate, for example, the belts are white, green, purple, brown, and black. Students earn each belt by mastering more moves and more skills.

A beginner wears a white belt. A master – somebody who is highly skilled wears a black belt.

People practice some martial arts as sports. That means they complete in tournaments. Competitions in Judo and Taek Kwon Do are parts of the Summer Olympic Games. You can watch kickboxing tournaments on television. In Sumo wrestling matches, heavy men try push, slap, or shove each other out of a small ring.

Question

1.      Which of the following martial arts involve holds and throws?

A.    Tae Kwon Do and Judo

B.     Judo and Tae Kwon Do

C.     Aikido and Jujitsu

D.    Karate and Kung Fu

E.     Kempo and Boxing

             

2.      How did material arts enter USA?

A.    Through trades and shipping

B.     By the coming of Asia immigrants

C.     By the coming of Vietnam immigrants

D.    By the coming of China and Japan immigrants

E.     By  terrorist

3.      What should a students do to get a belt?

A.    He should give more attention to the lesson given

B.     He shold learn a martial art for more than a year

C.     He should master more moves and skills

D.    He should be a master in a martial art

E.     He can filch belt of master

4.       “…, or shove each other out of a small ring.” (last paragraph)

            The underlined word has similar meaning to…

A.    Punch

B.     Push

C.     Kick

D.    Hit

E.     Kill

5.      How many belts are there in Karate?

A.    Five

B.     Four

C.     Three

D.    Two

E.     One

6.       What kind of martial art performed by fat men?

A.    Judo

B.     Aikido

C.     Jujitsu

D.    Sumo

E.     Boxing

7.      The following is a true statement. Except..

A.They also wear a colored belt or sash

            B. A beginner wears a green belt

            C. The master wears a black belt

            D. Taekwondo is from Korea

            E. Kungfu is from China

8.  A beginner wears a …. Belt

            A. black

            B. white

            C. red

            D. green

            E. yellow         

9. Most of the martial arts come from

            A. East Asia

            B. West Asia

            C. North Asia

            D.  South Asia

            E. Southeast Asia

10.Kung Fu started in China over…..years ago

            A.1000

            B.1500

            C.2000

            D.2500

            E.3000

KEY ANSWER

1.      C

2.      D

3.      C

4.      B

5.      A

6.      D

7.      B

8.      B

9.      A

10. C