13 . ( I ) The first modern bungee jumps were made on 1st April 1979 from the 250-foot ( 76 m ) Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol . ( II ) The jumpers were David Kirke and Simon Keeling , both members of the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club . ( III ) The jumpers were arrested shortly after , but continued with jumps in the US from the Golden Gate Bridge and the Royal Gorge Bridge . ( IV ) This kind of incidents can be seen anywhere in the world . ( V ) By 1982 , they were jumping from mobile cranes and hot air balloons .
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14 . ( I ) Olympics are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions . ( II ) In Olympics thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions . ( III ) The Olympic Games are considered to be the world ’ s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating . ( IV ) The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart . ( V ) There are also other sports events held every four years such as FIFA World Cup .
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15 . ( I ) The fairy tale , a product of verbal anonymous folk literature , is a kind of narrative . ( II ) The heroes in fairy tales can find extraordinary persons or creatures . ( III ) The events described are completely unreal and flight of imagination . ( IV ) That ’ s why fairy tales are one of the most interesting narrative types for little ones . ( V ) The place and time are always uncertain .
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16 . ( I ) One of the world ’ s most famous shipwrecks likely has more surprises in store . ( II ) Off the coast of Greece , near the tiny island of Antikythera , a 2,000-year-old shipwreck continues to offer up its reward . ( III ) When the wreck was discovered 117 years ago , divers recovered life-size bronze and marble statues and a mysterious clockwork device . ( IV ) And last year , researchers found a partial skeleton beneath the sloping seafloor that , through DNA analysis , promises to reveal the biological details of a passenger . ( V ) A storm likely cut the vessel ’ s trip short , smashing it against the cliffs of Antikythera .
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17 . ( I ) Researchers have uncovered dinosaur skin traces inside a set of one-inch-long footprints near Jinju — a city in South Korea . ( II ) The extinction wiped out the dinosaurs while most mammals , turtles , crocodiles , salamanders , and frogs survived . ( III ) Finding well-preserved dinosaur soft tissue , such as skin and bones , is a rare occurrence . ( IV ) In fact , far less than one percent of dinosaur tracks contain any kind of skin traces . ( V ) According to the researchers , the skin traces are around 100 million years old and represent a small carnivorous dinosaur known as Minisauripus , which was about the size of a blackbird .
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18 . ( I ) People who consumed more than four cups of coffee daily experienced depression at decreased rates compared to those who don ’ t . ( II ) Four-cupsa-day coffee drinkers cut their risk for depression by 20 %. ( III ) Additionally , another study , which tracked over 200,000 people , who said that they drink four or more cups of coffee a day , were less likely to die by suicide by as much as 53 %. ( IV ) This is very good news for those who make a whole pot of coffee and drink it up every day . ( V ) Coffee containing caffeine can cause insomnia , nervousness and restlessness , stomach upset , nausea and vomiting , increased heart and breathing rate , and other side effects .
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