Five interesting sports Our most unusual sports from around the world Every country has a national sport and some popular sports are now played across the world． However， in most countries， people also play unusual sports， with strange or interesting rules． Here are our top five unusual sports from around the planet． Man Vs． Horse Marathon This race takes place in a small town in Wales， about 200 miles from London． It's called a marathon （马拉松）， but it's actually 35.4 km， not 42.2 km like a usual marathon． People race against horses across the hills and mountains． It started in 1981， but a human did not win until 2004． Camel Wrestling In Turkey， camel （骆驼） wrestling is a very old sport， The largest camel wrestling competition takes place every year and thousands of people come． In the sport， two camels fight against each other． Sometimes the camels do not want to fight and they run through the crowds，which can be dangerous． Dragon Boat Racing Every year in China， thousands of people watch dragon boat races． A dragon boat is a traditional Chinese boat with a painted dragon's head on one end． There can be up to 36 people or more racing in each boat in the water． Dragon boat racing is also popular in some other Asian countries． Caber Toss In this sport，players compete to throw a large piece of wood called a caber as far as they can．There is no rule about the size of the caber， but it's usually the size of a small tree．It's an ancient Scottish sport． Visitors to the UK can check it out． Chess Boxing A good chess boxer needs to be both strong and smart． Players play a round of chess， followed bv a round of boxing． There are eleven rounds in total． Chess boxing was invented in 1992 by an Engish comic bok witer． The sport is more popular in England and Germany． |
（1）What can we leamn about Man vs． Horse Marathon？
| A． |
It is an outdoor sport． |
| B． |
It first appeared 16 years ago． |
| C． |
No human has ever won the game． |
| D． |
It follows the rules of a usual marathon． |
（2）Which of the following is mentioned about Camel Wrestling？
| A． |
It should be stopped． |
| B． |
It's worth seeing． |
| C． |
It's unfair to the animals． |
| D． |
It's sometimes dangerous to watch． |
（3）Which picture best describes Caber Toss？
（4）Which sport is popular in Asia？
| A． |
Man vs． Horse Marathon． |
| B． |
Dragon Boat Racing． |
| C． |
Caber Toss． |
| D． |
Chess Boxing． |
（5）How many sports have animals as players？
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1． |
| B． |
2． |
| C． |
3． |
| D． |
4． |
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What Would You Do？
What Would You Do？is a TV programme on American ABC．The programme is started by the news reporter John Quinones．He said．
"It is popular with many people﹣both the （61）y and the old．It tests what people will do （62）w they see someone in trouble．We use hidden cameras to record what will （63）h ．Its purpose is to tell us to help people in need．"
Here is last week's programme．
In a cake shop，one actor acted as a blind woman named Pamela and the （64）o acted as the shop worker of the cake shop．The shop worker looked down upon（瞧不起） the blind．So when the blind woman came into the shop and （65）b a box of cakes，the shop worker cheated （欺骗）her when he gave her the change （零钱）．He （66）o gave her 6 dollars instead of 34 dollars．
Would someone be brave enough to （67）h the blind woman？Yes!A woman customer stopped the shop worker （68）f cheating the blind．Seeing this，several other customers joined in too and asked the shop worker to return the rest（剩余的）（69）m to the blind woman．
At this time，John Quinones appeared and explained that he was recording a programme （70）c What would you do？Then he interviewed the first customer who said that it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need．
A psychologist （心理学家）said，"It's difficult to take the first step to stand up．It needs courage．"
