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Around the world more and more people are 1 dangerous sports and activities. Of course there have always been people who have 2 adventure 一those who have climbed the 3 mountains,explored unknown parts of the world or 4 in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now,however,there are people who look for an immediate pleasure from a (n) 5 activity, which may only last a few minutes or even 6 .I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You 7 from a high place about 200 metres above the ground with an elastic rope 8 to your ankles. You 9 at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from 10 the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have 11 bungee jumping. Other activities, 12most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jump-ing,13 jumping from tall buildings and 14 into the sea from the top of high rocks.

Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists (心理学家) suggest that it is because life in 15 society has become safe and boring. Not very long ago,people's lives were constantly under 16 . They had to go out and hunt for 17 ,and life was a continuous battle for survival.

Nowadays,according to many people,life offers 18 excitement. They live and work in relatively safe conditions;they buy food in shops;there are doctors and hospitals to 19 them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to 20 danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

1. A. escaping from   B. taking part in

   C. going in   D. taking in

2. A. looked up   B. looked into

   C. looked for   D. looked around

3. A. lowest   B. highest

   C. beautiful   D. wild

4. A. sailed   B. swam

   C. jumped   D. crossed

5. A. safe   B. excited

   C. funny   D. dangerous

6. A. years   B. seconds

   C. hours   D. days

7. A. jump   B. run

   C. walk   D. cross

8. A. followed   B. tied

   C. brought   D. took

9. A. go   B. run   C. fall   D. fly

10. A. falling   B. running

   C. flying   D. hitting

11. A. tried   B. looked for

   C. found   D. studied

12. A. that   B. which

   C. it   D. what

13. A. hold   B. include

   C. find   D. contain

14. A. swimming   B. running

   C. diving   D. sailing

15. A. old   B. modem

   C. past   D. formal

16. A. safety   B. imperfection

   C. threat   D. perfection

17. A. animals   B. food

   C. water   D. dangers

18. A. few   B. little   C. much   D. many

19. A. look at   B. look into

   C. look for   D. look after

20. A. look for   B. look after

   C. exploit   D. find out

12. Now it is common for women to hold important in the government.

   A. situations   B. positions

   C. places   D. sites

11. There was time I hated to go to school.

   A. a;that   B. a;when

   C. the; that   D. the; when 

 10. At that time,his country was Japan,so hearing from him was extremely difficult.

   A. at war with   B. at the war with

   C. at war against   D. during the war with

9. He office in 2009 and from office

a year later.

   A. took;left   B. takes;left

   C. took;resigned   D. resigned;took

8. The reason he was ill that day was actually made up by himself. In fact,the reason he was absent was he went to see a film.

   A. that;why;that

   B. for which;why;that

   C. that;why;because

   D. why;that;because

7. The English teacher laid particular the need of reading aloud.

   A. stress on   B. importance on   C. stress to   D. strain on

6. If the two sides want to cooperate smoothly,they should first reach an agreement on the basic.

   A. standards   B. practice

   C. habits   D. principles

5. This is the way we can solve the problem.

   A. that   B. in which

   C. /   D. A.B and C

4. His parents died in the strong earthquake,so he was in the SOS Village.

   A. grown up   B. taken up

   C. fed up   D. brought up