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Questions 40-46
Read the blog post and сomplete the notes' Write no more than three words from the
text in eaсh gap.

Му Hobbуз Мountain Bike Riding

Мy name'sViсky and l love mountain bi|< e riding.l've had a mountain
bil< e sinсe I was five.l got lit as a Ьirthday Present and I loved it.

of сouгse, l soon wanted a Ьi88eг, faster 2one and when I saw
thе perfесt biI< e in a loсal shop, l asl< еd my mum to buy 3it for me.
Unfoгtunately, she said it was too expеnsive and my dad agгeеd

with her. l saved some money and еventually bought thе bil< e
Iwanted.
Мost of the time, l ride with my friends.Thегe are Iots of parI< s

neaгby, but athey'гe quitе small.ТhereЪ also a traсl< near my
sсhoo|, but sthat's a bit boring.The path by a loсal stгeam' whiсh is
about five l< ilometrеs fгom one end to the otheц is pгobably ouг
favourite plaсе to гidе.I sometimes сyсlе with my older brother.
6We'ге hoping to do a 75-l< i|ometre ride soon but l'm not sure l'lI

bе able to do it.Thе most l've managed to сyсle so far is aгound 50
I< ilometres and Tthat was really hard!

l'vе reсently started raсing, whiсh is fun. My mum says watсhing
me makеs hеr feel nеrvous;but l'm neveг worгied.I'm always quite
сonfident. l onсe had a smalI aссident _ luсl< ily, I was weaгing my

Ьike heImet, whiсh Proteсted my head, although my еlbow Was soгe
for a while.
l'm hoping to buy a better bike soon and l'm worl< ing so l сan pay

for 8it.Washing сars is hard work, Ьut l just thinl< about that new
9it
bil< e!And l Iil< е moгe than сuttin8 grass' whiсh was my mum's
suggestion.l thinl< l'll bе гeady to enter national сompetitions soon.
l've already сome fiгst in a fеw loсal raсes and l think l0l have a

сhanсe if I praсtise enough.

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