Extreme Skiing

Most people would rather take up a sport that involves (1) … or no risk and would certainly not choose a sport (2) … extreme skiing, which is (3) … of the most dangerous in the world. Extreme skiing is (4) … for those who (5) … for adventure. Invented by the French, (6) … is a sport which attracts brave skiers (7) … would rather ski down a 60-degree slope and tackle hair rising jumps (8) … experience the relaxing pleasure of conventional skiing. The ultimate goal of most extreme skiers is to win the World Extreme Ski Championship, (9)… skiers have to tackle the most challenging terrain and can only survey the course (10) … the bottom of the mountain. One successful competitor said that he was glad that he had had a good look at the course beforehand, as a fall could (11) … been fatal. Another, who was not (12) … lucky, explained that she could have been waited (13) … the conditions were better, but then the danger would have been eliminated. (14) … people who enjoy putting their lives at risk are drawn to extreme skiing, their families would rather they hadn't chosen (15) … a dangerous sport. There must be (16) … more worrying than seeing someone you love fling themselves off a cliff face.

III. Choose the correct item.

Dance for your Health

Does the thought of going jogging or joining a gym fill you with dread? If so, the answer maybe to give partner dancing a 1) shot, try, test, stab. It’s good fun, healthy and can boost your social life. Dance provides a good aerobic workout. It helps tone the muscles, whilst at the same time, improving valance, 2) bearing, stance, posture, standing and co-ordination. What’s more, because you can easily go at your own 3) trot, pace, stride, rate, it’s suitable for all ages and fitness levels. Learning new steps and keeping to time tends to be fairly 4) concentrating, overwhelming, absorbing, consuming, so dancing is usually more effective in 5) pulling, fetching, holding, taking your mind off the cares of the day than other forms of repetitive exercise. As with all exercise, dance promotes the release of endorphins – natural chemicals that help 6) inspire, enhance, raise, foster your mood, so you come away not only fitter, but also happier for the experience.

6. Read the following passages for gist and say which new information you have got.

Our Daily Dose Of Stress & Toxins

Modern daily life throws so much at us all by way of toxins and stress and sometimes both together!Our immune system is called upon to protect us from these, 24 hours a day, leaving it will little reserve to protect against microrganisms and the disease they cause.

Below, are many of the hidden hazards we all require our immune system to cope with in a typical day:

1. Traffic fumes containing poisonous carbon monoxide, diesel engine fumes and until recently, lead from petrol.

2. Household chemicals, such as bleach, oven cleaners, even the petrochemical fragrances in air freshners and laundry products, which we regularly breath in.

3. Tobacco smoke, with all its carcinogenic coal tar derivatives and millions of free radicals, whether we are an active smoker or a passive one.

4. Pesticide residues, including neurotoxic organophosphates sprayed on crops to kill pests and keep the produce blemish free - these residues remain in the fruits and vegetables.

5. Food additives, often added to kill microrganisms and extend shelf lives; curing processes which leave deposits of nitrites / nitrates on the food, which are readily converted to highly carcinogenic nitrosamines; flavour enhancers and colours often derived from petroleum.

6. Personal care products containing sodium lauryl sulphate, sodium laureth sulphate, poisonous fluorides, synthetic petrochemical fragrances and colours, which we absorb through our scalps, rub onto our bodies and even immerse ourselves in.

None of the above are recognised by the immune system as being beneficial and the immune system is constantly trying to deactivate them. This leaves the system with
little left to fight other invaders, such as viruses and so we regularly catch colds, 'flu and other more serious diseases.

Is That Apple You're Eating A Year Old?
BBC Good Food Magazine
October 99

Growers achieve maximum storage benefit (and profit) by picking fruit when unripe and selling it over a long season.

Just prior to picking, the fruit is sprayed with pesticides and fungicides and other post-harvest chemicals and then waxed to stop wrinkling in storage. It is transported in refrigerated containers under a combination of gases. These ensure that the fruit is artificially ripened for when it is needed, often several months later.

Your apple could have been in cold storage for a year and will have lost most of its vitamin and enzyme benefit,The banana was picked green and ripened in storage by ethylene gas,

Your orange loses 5% of its vitamin C content each day during its 4000 mile shipment and whilst in store.

The potato will have been sprayed over a dozen times ending with anti-sprouting chemicals.

Men's Diets Are Killing Them
British Medical Journal:September 2001

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