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When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk (丹´´裡��) being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.
^Storm chasing (弖幟)  ̄ is becoming an increasingly popular hobby (浪挫), especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1 000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner,it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.
Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. ^Storm chasing is 95% driving,  ̄ says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. ^Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.  ̄
However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. ^When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,  ̄says Jasper Morley. ^Every storm is an example of the power of nature. It is the greatest show on Earth.  ̄
(1) For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to________.
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A��head straight for the center of the storm
B��get into the car for safety
C��wait patiently for the storm to develop
D��collect information about a coming storm
(2) Beginners of storm chasing are advised
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A��not do drive in a heavy rain
B��to do it in an organized way
C��not to get too close to a storm
D��to spend more time on it in summer
(3) By saying ^it is all worth it ̄ in the last paragraph, the author means that________.
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A��storm chasing costs a lot of money
B��storm chasing is worth hours of wait-ing
C��efforts in storm chasing are well paid
D��a storm presents the greatest show on Earth
(4) What can we learn from the text?
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A��Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment.
B��Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.
C��Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world
D��Storm chasing is only fit for young peo-ple.
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