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roller coaster 过山车

venue n. (行动、事件等的)发生地点，举行场所  

random a. 随意的；随机的

Task1

Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

1. Reed Bridge                       A. appearing in the background of live news report  

2. Paul Yarrow                       B. riding a roller coaster for 4,000 times

3. Vic Johnson                       C. giving money to someone in need   

Task 2

Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions with your partner according to what you hear.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

2. What does Vic Johnson enjoy doing and how many times has he done it?

3. What does Reed Bridge do every day and why does he do that?

4. What does Paul Yarrow like to do?

Task 3

Retell the passage according to your discussion above with the help of the key words and expressions below.

Strange hobby,ride a roller coaster, giving away, good feeling, appearing on TV, background of live new report