Read the following passage.
A. The Summit Series was a set of eight hockey games played in September 1972 between Canada and the Soviet Union. It was the first time that players from the National Hockey League faced the Soviet national team. For years, the International Ice Hockey Federation had banned professional players from international competition, and Canada had withdrawn from such events in 1970. In 1971 Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau met Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Moscow, and the two agreed that hockey could help improve relations between their countries. The series became an unusual piece of Cold War diplomacy and a major source of pride for Canadians.
B. Because the Soviets were amateurs, most Canadians expected an easy win. Hockey Canada, founded in 1969, put together a team of NHL stars coached by Harry Sinden, although Bobby Orr could not play because of an injury. In the first game, in Montreal on September 2, Canada scored twice early but lost 7-3 to the fitter Soviet side. Canada then won 4-1 in Toronto and tied 4-4 in Winnipeg. After a 5-3 loss in Vancouver, where the crowd booed the team, Phil Esposito made an emotional appeal to fans on television.
C. The last four games were played in Moscow. Canada lost the fifth game 5-4 but won the next two 3-2 and 4-3, with Paul Henderson scoring the deciding goal each time. In the sixth game, Bobby Clarke slashed the Soviet star Valeri Kharlamov on a tender ankle, the most controversial incident of the series. Before the final game on September 28, the Soviets had scored more goals, so a tie would have given them the series. Canada trailed 5-3 after two periods, but Phil Esposito and Yvan Cournoyer scored to tie the game. With 34 seconds left, Henderson scored, and Canada won 6-5.
D. Few sporting moments are remembered in Canada the way this series is. More than 15 million Canadians, roughly three quarters of the population, followed the final game on television or radio, and many who were alive then can still say where they were when Henderson scored. In 2010 a businessman bought Henderson's sweater from that game for more than $1 million at auction. In 2012 the Government of Canada designated the series a national historic event. For the 50th anniversary, a four-part documentary was shown on CBC, and a special coin was issued that Canadians can find in their change.
E. Not given in any of the above paragraphs.
Decide which paragraph, A to D, has the information given in each statement below. Select E if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.
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Correct Answer: B
Why this is correct: The second paragraph says that after a 5-3 loss in Vancouver, the crowd booed the team. A loss is a defeat, and to jeer is to boo.
Passage Reference: After a 5-3 loss in Vancouver, where the crowd booed the team, Phil Esposito made an emotional appeal to fans on television.
Tips: Several games end in defeat. Look for the one where the people watching turned against the players.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Look at paragraph A: it explains how the series was arranged. No crowd reacts to a game there.
- C: Paragraph C also has losses, such as the fifth game, but no fans turning against the team.
- D: Notice that paragraph D shows people proudly remembering the final goal, not booing a defeat.
- E: The crowd in Vancouver booing the team after a 5-3 loss appears in Paragraph B.
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: In 1971 Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau met Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Moscow, and the two agreed that hockey could help improve relations between their countries.
Why this is correct: The first paragraph says that in 1971 Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau met Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Moscow. The two leaders agreed that hockey could help their countries' relations, and the series followed.
Tips: Moscow is named in two paragraphs. Find the one about politicians rather than players.
Why the other options are wrong:
- B: Paragraph B describes how Hockey Canada built the team, not the talks that started the series.
- C: Look at paragraph C: it also takes place in Moscow, but it covers games on the ice, not a meeting of leaders.
- D: Notice that paragraph D names the Government of Canada, but only for a designation made in 2012.
- E: The 1971 meeting between Trudeau and Kosygin is reported in Paragraph A.
Correct Answer: E
Passage Reference: The last four games were played in Moscow.
Why this is correct: Paragraph C reports the scores of the four games in Moscow and the final goal. It never mentions any Canadian fans in the arena, so this number of supporters is not in the passage.
Tips: Check who was actually in Moscow according to the passage: players, or fans as well?
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: The first paragraph mentions a visit to Moscow in 1971, but that was a political meeting, not a trip by fans.
- B: Look at paragraph B: it has fans at home in Vancouver, not supporters travelling abroad to watch.
- C: Paragraph C is the likely trap because the games in Moscow are described, yet no travelling fans are counted.
- D: Notice that paragraph D gives a figure of 15 million, but those people followed the game from home.
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: For years, the International Ice Hockey Federation had banned professional players from international competition, and Canada had withdrawn from such events in 1970.
Why this is correct: The first paragraph says the International Ice Hockey Federation had banned professional players from international competition for years. Paid players are professionals, so the rules kept them out.
Tips: Paragraph B names the stars who played. The statement is about the rule that stopped them before.
Why the other options are wrong:
- B: Paragraph B shows NHL stars being chosen for this series, but it does not mention any earlier ban.
- C: Paragraph C reports results in Moscow. No rule about who may play is given.
- D: Notice that paragraph D covers how the series is remembered, not the rules that came before it.
- E: The ban on professional players by the International Ice Hockey Federation is explained in Paragraph A.
Correct Answer: C
Passage Reference: Before the final game on September 28, the Soviets had scored more goals, so a tie would have given them the series.
Why this is correct: The third paragraph says that before the final game the Soviets had scored more goals. So a tie would have given them the series. A draw is a tie, so Canada needed to win.
Tips: Focus on the last game and what a draw would mean. Check who would have taken the series.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: The first paragraph introduces the eight games but gives no rule for deciding the winner.
- B: Look at paragraph B: it has a 4-4 tie in Winnipeg, but that result did not decide anything.
- D: Notice that paragraph D talks about the final game's audience, not what a tie would have meant.
- E: Notice that paragraph C explains that more Soviet goals meant a tie would give them the series.
Correct Answer: B
Passage Reference: In the first game, in Montreal on September 2, Canada scored twice early but lost 7-3 to the fitter Soviet side.
Why this is correct: The second paragraph says that in the first game, in Montreal, Canada scored twice early but lost 7-3. Two early goals are a good start, and a 7-3 result is a heavy defeat.
Tips: Look for the first game of the eight and how it began and ended.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Paragraph A sets out the background to the series. No game has been played yet.
- C: Look at paragraph C: it has a loss in the fifth game, but it was close, not the opening game.
- D: Notice that paragraph D remembers the final game and its winning goal, not the first one.
- E: The two early goals and the 7-3 defeat in Montreal are described in Paragraph B.
Correct Answer: D
Passage Reference: In 2010 a businessman bought Henderson's sweater from that game for more than $1 million at auction.
Why this is correct: The fourth paragraph says that in 2010 a businessman bought Henderson's sweater from the final game at auction. He paid more than $1 million. A sweater is a hockey jersey, and that is a very large sum.
Tips: Henderson scores in one paragraph and his clothing is sold in another. Follow the clothing.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Paragraph A covers the political start of the series. No object from the games is mentioned.
- B: The second paragraph names the players and early results, but nothing is sold.
- C: Look at paragraph C: it shows Henderson scoring in the final game, but it says nothing about his clothing.
- E: The sale of Henderson's sweater in 2010 is reported in Paragraph D.
Correct Answer: C
Passage Reference: Canada trailed 5-3 after two periods, but Phil Esposito and Yvan Cournoyer scored to tie the game.
Why this is correct: The third paragraph says Canada trailed 5-3 after two periods of the final game. Esposito and Cournoyer tied it, and Henderson's goal won it 6-5.
Tips: The score 5-3 appears twice. Check which game Canada went on to win.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Notice that paragraph A gives no scores at all, only the reasons for the series.
- B: The second paragraph also has a 5-3 score, but that was a loss in Vancouver with no comeback.
- D: Notice that paragraph D remembers the winning goal but does not describe the score during the game.
- E: The 5-3 deficit and the comeback in the final game are both in Paragraph C.
Correct Answer: E
Passage Reference: More than 15 million Canadians, roughly three quarters of the population, followed the final game on television or radio, and many who were alive then can still say where they were when Henderson scored.
Why this is correct: Look at paragraph D: it says more than 15 million Canadians followed the final game on television or radio. It does not compare this audience with any earlier broadcast, so no record is claimed.
Tips: A large number is not the same as a record. Check whether the passage compares it with anything.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Notice that paragraph A speaks of Canadian pride, but it gives no audience figures.
- B: Look at paragraph B: it mentions Esposito on television, which is not a comparison of audiences.
- C: The third paragraph describes the final game itself, not how many people watched it.
- D: The fourth paragraph gives the audience of more than 15 million, which makes it tempting, but it never calls this a record.
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