Read through the statements and choose the right item.
1. People do extreme sports in order to feel ____.
a. excited
b. nervous
c. happy
2. Extreme sports have become popular in the last ____.
a. 5 years
b. 10 years
с. 20 years
3. People usually bungee jump from____.
a. aeroplanes
b. high buildings
c. bridges
4. In sky surfing people do mid-air ____.
a. gymnastics
b. dancing
с. swimming
5. Snowboarding has similarities with ____.
a. skiing
b. surfing
с. canoeing
6. Snowrafting is ____.
a. quite dangerous
b. very dangerous
c. not very dangerous
7. For white-water rafting you need____.
a. big river
b. a warm river
c. a mountain river
8. Ice divers ____.
a. swim under ice
b. walk on the bottom
c. walk upside down under the ice
Keys: 1a; 2b; 3c; 4a; 5b; 6b; 7c; 8c
Answer these questions and find out how much you like sport. Be honest.
ARE YOU A SPORT’S FANATIC?
1. It’s a cold, wet Sunday afternoon. Do you:
a) go out and play a game?
b) watch sport on TV?
c) read a book?
2. The World Cup Final is on TV. Do you:
a) watch the match?
b) study and listen match on the radio?
c) go to your bedroom and play on your computer?
3. The Olympics are taking place on the other side of the world. Do you:
a) stay up all night to watch everything?
b) read the results in the moaning newspaper?
c) yawn when friends talk about it?
4. Your new boyfriend/girlfriend wants to play tennis on Saturday; Do you:
a) agree immediately and practise every day?
b) go, but say you're not very good?
c) say you're not interested and suggest going to the cinema?
5. The sports teacher is talking to the class about organising a sports day. Do you:
a) volunteer for every event?
b) choose one event you'd like to be in?
c) hide behind a big student?
6. Your sports teacher chooses you to run in the 1500 metres race. Do you:
a) practise running for a week before the race?
b) just do your best and not worry about winning?
c) phone the school on the day and say you are ill?
Points
Results
a.
5 points
6 points or less: You hate sport
b.
3 points
7 – 18 points: You quite like sport
c.
0 points
More than 18 points: You are a sport fanatic