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Kite surfing as a water sport began in the l980s，but didn’t get popular until the end of last century．It is also known as kite boarding，and in some European countries as flysurfin9．Kitesurfing works through wind power（動(dòng)力）by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed．

At first，kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport．Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design．For an able and strong person，kitesurfing can be a very fun，extremely exciting sport，just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying．It has become more and more popular．

Compared with other water sports，kitesurfing is easier to learn．A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training．And anybody aged from l3 to 65 can learn．It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing，which costs$1，000 to 82，500．Training lessons range from$200 to$500 for two or three hours．With the development of its equipment progress，kitesurfing is becoming even safer．After some training，you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling．

With the rising popularity of kitesurfing，most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs． In China。Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing dub，which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments．

1.Kitesurfing has a history of about _______ years．

A．30 B．50 C．100 D．130

2._______ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kite surfing．

A．Water B．Wind C．The sun D．The kite

3.The underlined word “range” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese．

A．在…范圍內(nèi)變動(dòng) B．按…順序排列

C．向…方向延伸 D．根據(jù)…歸類

4.The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that ______．

A．its price is getting lower and lower

B．a(chǎn)ll people can learn and take part in it

C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer

D．more and more people are enjoying its excitement

5.The main idea of this passage is about _______．

A．the way of operating kitesurfing

B．the progress of kitesurfing equipment

C．the history of kitesurfing in China

D．the development of kitesurfing

Answer 1