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Unit 2 READING 1
E very year, people find new,
exciting, and very dangerous
sports. We call these sports
extreme sports. One very popular
extreme sport is street luge. In
street luge, people ride a board like
a very long skateboard. They go to
a mountain road and race down
the road. Street lugers go very fast. On some roads, they can go as fast as 80
miles per hour. Street lugers love to go fast. They think it’s very exciting.
Because street lugers go fast, they . They have to
wear helmets. They can only use special roads. If there is a street luge race,
the police have to close the road. If there were cars on the road during the
race, it would be far too dangerous.
English Usage
• as + adjective + as
- We can use as ... as to say that people or things are equal in some way.
The tree can grow as tall as 10 meters high.
He can speak Spanish as well as I speak.
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E very year, people find new,
exciting, and very dangerous
sports. We call these sports
extreme sports. One very popular
extreme sport is street luge. In
street luge, people ride a board like
a very long skateboard. They go to
a mountain road and race down
the road. Street lugers go very fast. On some roads, they can go as fast as 80
miles per hour. Street lugers love to go fast. They think it’s very exciting.
Because street lugers go fast, they . They have to
wear helmets. They can only use special roads. If there is a street luge race,
the police have to close the road. If there were cars on the road during the
race, it would be far too dangerous.
English Usage
• as + adjective + as
- We can use as ... as to say that people or things are equal in some way.
The tree can grow as tall as 10 meters high.
He can speak Spanish as well as I speak.
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