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asts a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子 ) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping. Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has bee safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting. Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they bee ill. ( ) like to join in dangerous sports because _______. have a lot of free time can go to the hospital if they are hurt need excitement don’t need to look for food ( ) is not a dangerous sport. the highest mountains on the road into unknown parts of the world small boats across the largest sea ( ) bungee jumping, you _______. up as high as you can down with a rubber band tied to your legs down without a rubber band to the ground ( ) the past, people lived in danger because _______. living condition is poor was no doctor and hospital were many dangerous animals of above ( ) is not TRUE? ’s life is interesting. people live and work in safe places. people buy food in shops. can go to see the doctors when they bee ill. (C) In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. From then on, many countries had successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the ., Spain and Australia. After more than a hundred years, the Games returned to its hometown in the year of 2020. When a country hosted the Olympic Games, they always made an emblem (会徽 ). The emblem of the Athens 2020 Olympic Games was a white circle of olive branches (橄榄枝 ) in the sky. In 2020, Beijing hosted the Olympics. Its emblem is “ Jing” . It means the capital of China and it is also like a runner or dancer. The running figure (人形 ) of the emblem shows the spirit (精神 ) of the Olympics: Faster, higher and stronger. 根据 短文内容，回答下列问题。 was the first modern Olympic Games held? _____________________________ do people make when they hold the Olympic Games? _____________________________ many years。