According to the passage, trainee ballet dancers are very likely to become rich and famous
benefit from learning connected creative subjects
do not train as rigorously as an athlete
follow an exercise programme that hasn't changed for three hundred years
usually begin to perform on stage at the age of seven or eight
It is clear from the passage that trainee ballet dancers all train at either New York City's School of American Ballet or St. Petersburg's Kirov Ballet School
must be even stronger than athletes
undergo an exercise regime which gets gradually more strenuous
must be tall and muscular
all start in the corps de ballet
The author informs us that trainee ballet dancers are given a series of minor roles whether they are talented or not
which are very glamorous
which will make them quite wealthy
for skills assessment and confidence-building
which aren't very strenuous
163 THE POLGAR SISTERS Chess had always been the domain of males. However, the male domination of this game experienced a shock when three Hungarian sisters moved into the front line of world-class players. The feats of the Polgar sisters at early ages, in fact, matched or surpassed some of those of the greatest male players. In December 1991, at the age of 15, the youngest sister, Judit, achieved the rank of grandmaster against male competition, replacing Bobby Fischer as the youngest person in chess history to have won this honour. Although Susan was the eldest, she ranked as the number two woman player in the world behind Judit, who was acclaimed number one. The other sister, Sofia, lagged a bit behind: she was "only" the world's sixth-ranked woman player, though, according to their father, Laszlo, Sofia was the most talented of the three.
The chess-playing Polgar sisters, according to their father, achieved their uncommon abilities as the result of a carefully planned educational program. A psychologist, Polgar held a theory that "geniuses" are made, not born, and that early training and specialization were the key. He set out to prove his theory and determined that his children would focus on chess when Susan at the age of 4 expressed interest in the game. From that time Susan - and the others, when they came along - were immersed in a chess environment. Each of the girls began learning the game at 4, and eventually their daily training included five or more hours a day of playing time. Physical training was also included in the schedule for diversion and in order to build endurance for grueling matches. The sisters never attended school, having been tutored entirely at home by their parents. Through their mother, Klara, who taught several languages, and their international travels, the three learned English, Russian, Spanish, German, and even some Esperanto.
