If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a "team game". We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no " matches" between "teams" of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obvious teamwork.

　　The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.

　　A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier (滑雪手) is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of efforts, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.

　　26. Mountaineering involves_______.

　　A. cold B. hardship

　　C. physical risk D. all of the above

　　27. The difference between a sport and a game has to do with the kind of

　　A. activity B. rules

　　C. uniform D. participants

　　28. Mountaineering can be called a team sport because

　　A. it is an Olympic event

　　B. teams compete against each other

　　C. mountaineers depend on each other while climbing

　　D. there are 5 climbers in each team

　　29. Mountaineers compete against_______.

　　A. nature B. each other

　　B. other teams D: international standards

　　30. The best title for the passage is_______.

　　A. Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football

　　B. Mountaineering Is More Attractive than Other Sports

　　C. Mountaineering

　　D. Mountain Climbers

　　26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C

　　As the 11 of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often 12 to be. A certain amount of stress is 13 to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor 14 and ill health.

　　The amount of stress a person can 15 depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are 16 prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of 17 difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so 18 , but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued 19 to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot 20 stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could) , we need to find ways to deal with it.

　　A. cancel

　　B. pace

　　C. extreme

　　D. automatically

　　E. remove

　　F. vital

　　G. performance

　　H. supposed

　　I. rate

　　J. exposure

　　K. achievement

　　L. unusual

　　M obviously

　　N withstand

　　O harsh

　　11. B 12. H 13. F 14. G 15. N 16. M 17. L 18. C 19. J 20. E