Extreme Sports

Read the extract and choose the right option. The caves are very dark, and the divers wear a strong light on their heads. Sometimes the light breaks, so they carry two extra lights with them. They swim carefully, because they can’t get out of the caves easily if they have a (an) ___.

Read the extract and choose the right option. Cave diving is a very dangerous ____ activity. Divers climb down into deep caves that have got water in them. They dive into water and swim through the caves.

Read the extract and choose the right option. They fall very quickly, so it’s important to open their parachute very fast! They haven’t got much time to use the parachute ____ they hit the ground.

Read the extract and choose the right option. There are many myths about sharks and people think that they are killing machines but, ____ to International Shark Attack File, divers are more likely to be killed by other animals like dogs.

Read the extract and choose the right option. Probably one of the oldest of all extreme sports, skydiving originated over 200 years ago. The sport has since evolved into jumping from an aircraft and doing a _____ of midair tricks before opening the parachute. Although it is a widely practiced sport, it still carries a considerable amount of risk and produces an adrenaline rush that is described as addictive.

Read the extract and choose the right option. For most people the prospect of having a holiday usually means a chance to relax by the pool with a cocktail or wander around town. For many thrill-seekers ___, the real escape only happens when a huge adrenalin buzz is involved. Let’s look at some adrenalin activities around.

Read the extract and choose the right option. Base jumping is an extremely dangerous activity. A lot of base jumpers die every year. Base jumpers jump off tall buildings, bridges and cliffs. Base jumpers wear a small parachute and sometimes a wing suite which is a (an) ___ designed outfit that allows them to slow their rate of descent.

Read the extract and choose the right option. Ferrari world is the paradise for fans of the Italian sports car giant. It is the world’s fastest rollercoaster — the Formula Rossa — with top speed of 240 km/h. The rollercoaster’s goal is to bring the ____ of what a Formula One driver is experiencing.

Read the extract and choose the right option. Shark dive adventurers use protected cages and special snorkel-like ____ to provide air. The divers are always near the surface so this kind of diving is not so dangerous.

Read the extract and choose the right option. Ice climbing is scaling up massive ice formations either on frozen waterfalls or snow covered mountains. It ______ all kinds of risks, broken chunks of ice, avalanches, even falling to a cold death.