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Bungee jumping is not a new activity. Men on Pentecost Island have been doing land jumping for hundreds of years. The men tie long vines around their ankles. They spend days building tall towers. Then they jump off them. It takes a great deal of skill to jump correctly and safely. It is an important cultural activity.

This ancient custom caught the interest of some students at Oxford University. In the late 1970s, they formed a group called the Dangerous Sports Club. They liked to invent risky and crazy activities. They were some of the first people to test several of what are now called extreme sports. They are said to have invented modern bungee jumping.

In the spring of 1979, members of the group jumped off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England. The press quickly reported on their wild activities. The group soon received more attention when they organized a bungee jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

AJ Hackett of New Zealand later heard about this group. He decided to make the sport into a business. He and his friend Henry started developing bungee ropes and materials. The two men knew that people would find bungee jumping exciting and fun. And they knew people would pay money for the experience.

To show the world about bungee jumping, they held a major jump in 1987 off the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. They later got permission to open the first bungee jumping operation on the Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand.

68. Which of the following statements about the Dangerous Sports Club is NOT true?

A. It tested dangerous sports because of being interested.

B. It contributed to the development of modern bungee jumping.

C. It was interested in risky and crazy sports.

D. It was the first to invent dangerous sports.

69. How did AJ Hackett get to know about the Dangerous Sports Club?

A. He went to watch their crazy performances for himself.

B. He might get to know about the group through the press.

C. He managed to get in touch with the group.

D. He met with the group by accident.

70. Where was the first bungee jumping operation open officially?

A. England.                      B. The United States.

C. New Zealand.            D. Pentecost Island.

71. What’s the article mainly about?

A. How an ancient cultural activity became a modern extreme sport.

B. How some students in the Oxford University formed their Dangerous Sports Club.

C. How the first bungee jumping operation was opened.

D. How much people paid to practice bungee jumping.

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