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= SS SS ee ™~ MPs eeueer *™, (b) She likes to eat pane akes w ith « hocolate spread,, (c) ‘Sophisticated’ from the extract means ‘refined’,, , (d) Maria loved to read the novels of Arthur Conan, Doy le., , 1 Why did Maria have to stay away, from her mother ? How did she feel about, that?, , , , Ans. Maria had to stay away from her mother because, she had to go to the United States for her, professional training and her mother could not, accompany her due to visa restrictions. She felt very, , lonely and depressed about that. She had to bear, with this separation., , 2 Why did Maria not retaliate against the, humiliation at the hands of the other, athletes?, , Ans. Maria did not retaliate against the humiliation at, the hands of the other athletes because she was, working hard to become the world’s number one, , tennis player., , tus, VU So, she took it as a challenge and worked harder to, io! achieve success. Had she retaliated against these, VU then she would not have reached there., L 3 Why does Maria call herself totally Russian?, , Ans. Though Maria lives in the USA, but at heart she, is a Russian. She says that her blood is totally, Russian, and wants to represent Russia in the, Olympics., , This is just an indication of her patriotism and her, true love for her country., , Short Answer (SA) Type Questions, , reas. y, ; it Wa, (d) Maria said about tennis that 1, , a spot Ve, , s a DUSINCGSS at, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , [2 Marks e \, , q aria, A Detail some of the hobbies of M, , Sharapova? the same, , Ans. Like all the teenagers, Marta, ae eae of comm, hobbies. It was no less than tS fa: hion, singing a, youngsters. Maria's hobo ee of Arthur |, dancing. She also loves reading no, , Conan Doyle., , . . oN, 5 How are Maria's achieveme, , i sonificant as she wo, , ievements were sign ’, Se eae eh idhood for being, , very hard and sacrificed her ch, number one in tenmissome had scarce resources a, , the economic condition of her father was no bet, , Under the constraints, anything achieved is, substantial., , 6 What does Maria declare to be her ‘Mant, , for success?, , Ans. Maria considers herself very competitive and we, , hard to be the best in whatever she does. She de, , not allow herself to be emotional and sentiment, , This is her ‘Mantra’ for success. |, , s significant?, , 7 Maria's parents played an important role’, her success. How?, , Ans. When Maria went to the US for tennis training, was only nine-years old. So, her father accompa, her there and worked hard to keep her tennis tf, going. So, her parents played an important role, her success.