Anyone who watches sports, or participates in any, knows one undeniable fact—there is danger involved. Every sport can have its athletes suffer anything from a scraped elbow to life threatening injuries, which may even include death.
Each sport has its own risks and rewards. Most athletes do not care about this, though, as they are attracted to the glory, fame, pride and money that comes along with being a professional athlete.
So what I decided to do was take the ten sports that are the most dangerous and rank them.
The reason for this is to bring attention to something very few people think about until it happens, which is sports injuries.
I have had a few people question why Soccer is on the list, let me give you a quick fact. In the last 12 years Hockey has had exactly 2 deaths on the ice worlds wide, soccer has had over 70 deaths on the field in that time. If you have to wonder after that then I don't know what to tell you.
Task 1. Read the text and open the brackets using the right form of the verb
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States. It 1 (occupies) the extreme region ofthe North American continent and 2 (is separated) from Asia by the 82-km-wide Bering Strait. It 3 (was bought) from Russia by Secretary of State William H. Seward in 1867. Alaska 4 (belongs) to the United States. By 1900 Alaska 5 (had become) a land of golden opportunity due to gold discovery. Though 6 (having) very little population, it is one of the wealthiest nations in North America. The official language of Alaska is English. While most of the people speak English, the other 7 (recognized) languages are Native North American, Spanish, Yupik, Tagalog and Inupiaq. Alaska 8 (is nicknamed) „America‟s Last Frontier‟ and „Land of the Midnight Sun‟. The official state flower of Alaska - the wild forget-me-not is worth 9 (mentioning). 10 Have you (heard) that there are some areas in Alaska that have 24 hours daylight and some that have 24 hours night? 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States 11 (are located) in Alaska. 12 The only capital city in the United States that is accessible by boat or plane only, Juneau, the capital of Alaska, attracts tourists.
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Уподребите нужные глаголы ride, sleep, feed, cook, run 1. in the park in the afternoon . 2. the dog in the afternoon. 3. in the afternoon. 4. bike in the afternoon. 5 cat in the afternoon. 6. in the afternoon