Maria Sharapova: Fill In The Blanks Flashcards

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1
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Before she could celebrate her tenth birthday Maria Sharapova was packed off to the ___

A

United States for tennis training

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Due to visa restriction, Yelena could not join Maria Sharapova ___

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to go to Florida in the United States

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At the age of nine, Maria learnt that ___

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tennis excellence would only come at a price

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Yuri worked as much as he could ___

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to keep her tennis training going

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Though Maria Sharapova speaks with an American accent ___

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she is proud of her Russian nationality

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The dream that kept Maria Sharapova going was that tennis is a buisness and a sport but the most important ___

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thing is to become number one in the world

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The nine year old Sharapova learnt that tennis excellence would only come at a price because ___

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she had to leave her mother behind in Siberia on her trip to Florida for her tennis training

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When the going was tough Sharapova never thought of quitting because ___

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she knew what she wanted as her goal

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9
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Sharapova’s important dream was to become ___

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the number one tennis player in the world

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