CAVING IS AN ADVENTURE SPORT THAT, QUITE LITERALLY, TAKES YOU TO ANOTH...

Exercise 5:Caving is an adventure sport that, quite literally, takes you to another world. But it’s alsoquite a well (1) ____ secret, enjoyed by a relatively small group of devoted enthusiast.Caving (2) ______ for a range of skills because it involves climbing, squeezing andsquirming your way into opening in the Earth’s rocks to discover the many fascinating,sometimes very large and beautiful, caverns that (3) ______ under the surface.(4) _______ its rather dangerous image, largely (5) ______ thanks to rather sensationalisttelevision programmes, the sport has an excellent safety (6) ______, so long as you gowith a qualified instructor or caving club. Wearing a helmet and waterproof clothing,you’re privy to a hidden world of stalagmites and stalactites, although you may have to (7)______ through torrential underground rivers and negotiate thunderous waterfalls inorder to (8) ______ the most impressive sport.The challenge of entering the unknown in the (9) _____ dark can be, let’s (10) ____ it,pretty terrifying, so it’s as well to choose your location carefully. And there’s also aconversation (11) ______ behind the sport too, because caves are a very (12) ____environment that is easily damaged. All cavers are encouraged to take nothing butphotographs and leave nothing but footprints.1. A. cared B. held C. kept D. minded2. A. calls B. demands C. asks D. requires3. A. stay B. sit C. rest D. lie4. A. Moreover B. Despite C. Nonetheless D. Albeit5. A. accepted B. admitted C. assumed D. acquired6. A. report B. history C. record D. standard7. A. wade B. amble C. stroll D. hike8. A. manage B. arrive C. achieve D. reach9. A. utter B. pitch C. full D. pure10. A. own B. confront C. face D. grant11. A. message B. opinion C. view D. notion12 A. flimsy B. feeble C. frail D. fragile