February 12-18, 2007
British skateboarder claims Oz odyssey sets world record
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1. Why did the man do this activity?
A. to win a bet
B. to become famous
C. to impress his girlfriend
D. to make money for poor people

2. What is special about this activity?
A. He is the first to go so far.
B. He discovered a new continent.
C. He invented a new mode of transport.
D. Nobody has ever done anything like this.

3. What does it take to do something special like this?
A. fame
B. money
C. popularity
D. determination

4. Where does Dave Cornthwaite come from?

A. USA
B. Wales
C. Cornwall
D. Australia

5. What made crossing the Nullarbor so difficult?
A. He became blind from the heat.
B. The road goes very steeply uphill.
C. It was boring and seemed never to end.
D. Many times he got punctures in his tyres.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. gruelling
A. exciting
B. persistent
C. exhausting
D. adventurous

7. embark
  A. land
B. arrive
C. set out
D. stop over

8. trek
A. climb
B. journey
C. investment
D. conveyance

9. crew
A. box
B. team
C. device
D. equipment

10. tough
A. strong
B. injured
C. difficult
D. popular

 

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