高中三年级英语(人教版)全一册 Unit 1 Integrating Skills 1

　　Two weeks after the manager had given them his permission, the ramp was ready and the friends held a grand opening. "All of our schoolmates were here, as well as many of our parents and other kids from the neighbourhood. There were even some grandparents who came to see what it was all about." The ramp soon became popular and the teenagers have started a skateboarding club called Fun On Wheels.

　　Skateboards have been around since the 1970s, but they have recently become popular again. Many teenagers have discovered the skateboard as a result of TV shows, films, and competitions such as the X Games. The X Games are like the Olympic Games for sports that are less familiar to us than sports like football and basketball. A new generation of sports is capturing the hearts and minds of people who are willing to try something new. These new sports are called "extreme sports" and all centre on the "X-factor" --the pure joy of doing something that you did not think you could do and overcoming your fears.

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