<CD-RAT><Entry><HWD>PART\PART 2</HWD><Activity><GapFillInput layer="1" h="380" w="620" y="10" x="10" show-wordpool="0" wordpool-position="above"><Title alignment="left" isOn="1">2 Open cloze<br /></Title><Instruction alignment="left" isOn="1">For questions <B>1-12</B>, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only <B>one</B> word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (<B>0</B>). <br /></Instruction><ReferenceObject soundIsOn="0" videoIsOn="0" defaultHeight="200" alignment="left" isOn="0" /><ScrollableAssets /><Content><Question><FONT SIZE="14"><B>Is this the strangest sport?</B></FONT><br />People are constantly searching for stranger and (<B>0</B>) <I><U>more</U></I> extreme sports to fill their leisure time, and <br />(<B>1</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />one</Gap> of the strangest yet to appear on the sporting scene is <I>extreme ironing</I>. What happens is that people iron their clothes (<B>2</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />in</Gap> the strangest locations they can find. Extreme ironing was invented in 1997, (<B>3</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />by</Gap> accident. Phil Shaw intended to spend one evening rock-climbing. However, he had forgotten that he had left a pile of ironing at home and so, (<B>4</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />rather</Gap> than give up his evening’s sport, he decided to take the ironing board with him and (<B>5</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />do</Gap> the ironing during his climb – on the rock face! As a joke, Phil recorded his achievement (<B>6</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />on</Gap> the Internet – and immediately others started to copy his idea. (<B>7</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />There</Gap> are now more than 300 participants and (<B>8</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />they</Gap> have ironed their clothes in varied locations, (<B>9</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />such</Gap> as on top of a mountain peak and on the sea bed. The first World Extreme Ironing Championships (<B>10</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />took</Gap> place in 2002. Enthusiasts for the sport are now searching<br />(<B>11</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />for</Gap> the perfect iron that doesn’t need electricity. They are advised to iron in groups and take safety equipment with (<B>12</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />them</Gap>, but Phil is keen to point out that the key to the sport is having fun!</Question></Content></GapFillInput><Feedback playallOn="1" showAnswersOn="1" animatedFeedbackOn="1" testModeOn="0" instantFeedbackOn="0"><Sounds /></Feedback><GenericActivity hintsNextTo="0" timerIsOn="0" CDPrefsFolder="preferences/" CDPrefsFile="cd1.xml"><ActivityCanvas graphicAlpha="100" folder="" file="" colourAlpha="100" colour="transparent" /><SoundLibrary y="10" x="10" isOn="0" /><VideoLibrary h="252" w="385" y="78" x="10" isOn="0" /><Assets /></GenericActivity></Activity></Entry></CD-RAT>
