Ть будь ласка зробити цю вправу gold mine in scotland if you were interested (0) a gold mine, you would probably not think (11) to scotland to begin your career. but (12) a gold rush in scotland a hundred years ago, even though it only lasted (13) a short time. the (14) thing about this gold rush was that the man who started it, a mr gilchrist (15) back from australia after (16) many years looking for gold without success. (17) , while he was standing on a bridge near his home, he (18) that the stream was shining brightly. he (19) surprised to realize that the gold he had been looking for (20) long time was on his doorstep, so to speak. he (21) to work immediately but he soon told his neighbours about this good (22) and hundreds of men (23) the village, hoping to make their fortunes, too. after a year or so, the gold had gone and (24) but expeditions have been formed (25) since then to see where the gold comes from. so far (25) (26) find the source and interest has died down (27) the greater attractions of the ‘black gold’ off the scottish coast, the oil recently discovered in the north sea which (28) to provide scotland with great wealth in the future. 0 a for becoming b in becoming c on becoming d to become 10 a to go b of going c in going d with going 11 a there has been b it has been c there was d it was 12 a during b while c for d since 13 a strangest b most strange c stranger d more strange 14 a has just come b was just coming c had just come d just came 15 a to pass b to spend c passing d spending 16 a one time b once upon a time c one occasion d one day 17 a noticed b remarked c viewed d accounted 18 a had to be b was to be c should have been d must have been 19 a so b such c such a d a so 20 a came b made c put d set 21 a chance b luck c sort d event 22 a reached to b reached at c arrived to d arrived at 23 a also had the men b also the men had c so had the men d so the men had 24 a from time to time b on different times c for the time being d in different times 25 a anyone b no one c someone d none 26 a has been able to b could c can d is able to 27 a because of b because c for d due 28 a will be probable b will likely c is probable d is likely
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speed, excitement, danger. you can find all these in the different extreme sports that have become popular last 10 years. take bungee jumping. you jump off a bridge and you fall and fall, and then, just before you hit the ground or water, an elastic rope pulls you back. in skysurfing you jump out of aeroplane and use a board to “surf” the air, doing gymnastics in mid-air! and extreme sports on land can be just as dangerous.
winter sports have always an element of danger. for example snowboarding, which has all the excitement of surfing but on snow, is more dangerous even than skiing. probably the most dangerous of all the new winter sports is snowrafting. you sit in a rubber boat and sail down a mountain at great speed – and you can't control the boat!
of course, water sports have always been fun. ice diving, for those people who are absolutely crasy. you put on diving equipment and dive under a frosen lake. and, if that's not enough, you try to walk upside down on the ice! i feel cold just thinking about it.
a lot of people are not fit nowadays. it's a big problem today. if you want to feel fit you'd better go in for one kind of sport or another. i think that everyone must do all he can to be healthy. good health is better than the best medicine. all kinds of physical exercises are very useful to make our bodies strong and to keep ourselves fit and healthy. to tell the truth i don't do sports regularly and it is not an essential part of my daily life. in the morning i do some exercises just to awake. in summer i go swimming as there is a beautiful lake with pure water where my granny lives. in winter i swim in the swimming pool. i like to ride the bike. i shouldn't call myself a sports fan. of course , i like to watch sports competitions on tv, like hockey or football. but most of all i admire extreme kinds of sport. i think they are really cool.