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LORENA

OCHOA

Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA

Tour in the SA an! is probably the best Mexican "ol#er o# all ti$e.

She is Mexico%s only "ol#er to be ran&e! nu$ber one in the worl!. She

is also one o# Mexico%s hi"hest earners an! the per#ect role $o!el #or

Mexican "irls hopin" to $a&e it bi" in sports.

't see$s as thou"h Ochoa was born to be a "ol#er. She "rew up next

!oor to the Gua!ala(ara )ountry )lub. She won her #irst national

tourna$ent when she was (ust se*en. She won an i$pressi*e ++

national (unior e*ents. She showe! the worl! she $eant business by

winnin" #i*e unior -orl! )ha$pionships in a row.

Ochoa was on the upan!up an! she won awar! a#ter awar!. 'n

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/o*e$ber 01, Mexican Presi!ent 2icente 3ox presente! her with

Mexico4s /ational Sports Awar!. She was the youn"est person an! #irst

"ol#er to recei*e Mexico4s hi"hest sportin" pri5e. She also ba""e! the

06 /ancy Lope5 Awar!, which is presente! to the worl!4s $ost

outstan!in" #e$ale a$ateur "ol#er.

Ochoa turne! pro#essional an! (oine! the LPGA Tour in 06. She

#inishe! her roo&ie season ninth on the LPGA $oney list. A year later

she won her #irst two LPGA titles. She clai$e! the title o# "ol#%s top

wo$an by winnin" six tourna$ents in 07 an! toppin" the $oney

list. There is an LPGA tourna$ent na$e! a#ter her the Lorena Ochoa

'n*itational.

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 Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are

your answers the same as other students’?

Paragraphs 1 and 2

1. probably a. consecuti*ely

0 per#ect b. appears

6. $a&e it bi" c. i!eal

+. see$s d. spectacular

. i$pressi*e e. in all li&elihoo!

:. in a row f. be success#ul

Paragraphs 3 and 4

7. on the upan!up g. won

8. recei*e h. hea!in"

9. ba""e! i. $a&in" pro"ress

1. titles  j. in honour o# 

11 toppin" k  "et

10 a#ter l  cha$pionships

Match the following phrases from the article.

1. She plays on the a. business

0 "irls hopin" to $a&e it b. $oney list

6. 't see$s as thou"h Ochoa was born c. bi" in sports

+. She won an i$pressi*e d. 06 /ancy Lope5 Awar!

. She showe! the worl! she $eant e. a#ter her

:. Ochoa was on the upan!up an! f. ++ national (unior e*ents

7. She also ba""e! the g. LPGA Tour in the SA

8. She #inishe! her roo&ie season ninth h. to be a "ol#er

9. toppin" the i. she won awar! a#ter awar!

1. There is an LPGA tourna$ent na$e!  j. on the LPGA $oney list

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CHOOSE THE COECT !O"#"elete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.

Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA Tour in / at   the

SA an! is probably / probable the best Mexican "ol#er o# all ti$e. She is Mexico%s

only "ol#er to be ran&e! nu$ber one in the worl!. She is also one o# Mexico%s hi"hest

earners an! the per#ect roll / role $o!el #or Mexican "irls hopin" to $a&e it / them bi"

in sports.

't see$s as thou"h Ochoa was / has born to be a "ol#er. She "rew up next !oor to the

Gua!ala(ara )ountry )lub. She beat / won her #irst national tourna$ent when she was

 (ust se*en. She won an i$pressi*e ++ national (unior e*ents. She showe! the worl! shemeant / meaning  business by winnin" #i*e unior -orl! )ha$pionships in a column /

row .

Ochoa was on the up-and-up / up-and-up-and-up an! she won awar! a#ter awar!. 'n

o*e$ber /001, Mexican Presi!ent icente 2ox presented / gifted  her with Mexico3s

ational Sports Awar!. She was the youn"est person an! #irst "ol#er to recei*e

Mexico3s hi"hest sportin" pri4e. She also bagged / bag  the /005 ancy Lope4 Awar!,

which is presente! to the worl!3s $ost outstan!in" #e$ale a$ateur golf / golfer .

Ochoa turned / turning  pro#essional an! (oine! the LPGA Tour in /005. She #inishe!

her rookie / cookie season ninth on the LPGA $oney list. A year later she won her #irst

two LPGA titles. She clai$e! the heading / title o# "ol#%s top wo$an by winnin" six

tourna$ents in /006 an! stopping / topping   the $oney list. There is an LPGA

tourna$ent na$e! a#ter her 7 the Lorena Ochoa 'n*itational.

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$%T THE TE&T 'AC( TO)ETHE *um+er these lines in the correct order.

; < worl! she $eant business by winnin" #i*e unior -orl!)ha$pionships in a row.

; < 't see$s as thou"h Ochoa was born to be a "ol#er. She "rew up

next !oor to the Gua!ala(ara )ountry )lub. She won

; < ninth on the LPGA $oney list. A year later she won her #irst twoLPGA titles. She clai$e! the title o# "ol#%s top wo$an

; < Ochoa was on the upan!up an! she won awar! a#ter awar!. 'n

/o*e$ber 01, Mexican Presi!ent 2icente 3ox

; < outstan!in" #e$ale a$ateur "ol#er.

; < hi"hest sportin" pri5e. She also ba""e! the 06 /ancy Lope5Awar!, which is presente! to the worl!4s $ost

; < her #irst national tourna$ent when she was (ust se*en. She won an

i$pressi*e ++ national (unior e*ents. She showe! the

; < presente! her with Mexico4s /ational Sports Awar!. She was theyoun"est person an! #irst "ol#er to recei*e Mexico4s

; < na$e! a#ter her the Lorena Ochoa 'n*itational.

; < by winnin" six tourna$ents in 07 an! toppin" the $oney list.

There is an LPGA tourna$ent

; < Ochoa turne! pro#essional an! (oine! the LPGA Tour in 06. She#inishe! her roo&ie season

; 1  < Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA

Tour in the SA an! is probably the best Mexican "ol#er o# 

; < all ti$e. She is Mexico%s only "ol#er to be ran&e! nu$ber one in the

worl!. She is also one o# Mexico%s hi"hest earners an!

; < the per#ect role $o!el #or Mexican "irls hopin" to $a&e it bi" insports.