You are going to read a magazine article about the sport of horse racing. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap. Number (0) has been done for you. HORSE RACING One of the most popular spectator sports in England is horse racing. There are racecourses in all parts of the country and on most days of the year, there will be two or three race meetings taking place. (0)...D… There are basically two types of horse racing - ...

You are going to read a magazine article about the sport of horse racing. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap. Number (0) has been done for you.

HORSE RACING

One of the most popular spectator sports in England is horse racing. There are racecourses in all parts of the country and on most days of the year, there will be two or three race meetings taking place. (0)...D…

There are basically two types of horse racing - jump racing and flat racing. As the names suggest, in jump racing, the horses have to jump over fences whilst in flat racing, they simply have to run as fast as possible along a flat track. (71)………….. It might be thought that jump racing would be considered the more important type of racing as horses not only have to run but also have to jump. In fact, the reserve is true, as flat racing is considered to be superior. (72)…………...

Unfortunately, but inevitably, racing is a dangerous sport for the jockeys who ride the horses. Jockeys in jump races risk injuries not only from hitting the ground if they fall off their horse but also from being hit by other horses if they fall at a fence. (73)…………...

Jockeys love to ride but, as most of them do not earn a great deal, they also need the money they make from racing. (74)…………... Gee Armitage, one of the relatively few

women jockeys, is one who had a very serious fall some time ago and spent months in considerable pain. (75)…………...

In spite of all her suffering, she was absolutely determined to return to the sport which she loved, although her friends and family wished that she would simply give it up. Gee says: “Racing is something you just can't give up. For a lot of us, there are many more bad days than good days, but the good days are so good that they make up for the rest.”

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Missing sentences:

A. As their passion for riding is so great, they do not worry greatly about how much money they make from the sport.

B. “Jockeys are paid for every time they ride,” said a race course doctor. “If I tell an injured jockey that he cannot ride in the following race, he loses money.”

C. Flat races take place in the summer months and are generally run over shorter distances than jump races. The emphasis is totally on speed.

D. Although many people go to race meetings to bet money on which horses will win, others go to see the horses or simply because they enjoy the lively and exciting atmosphere.

E. Even though jockeys are well aware of the dangers involved, they are usually keen to return to racing as soon as possible, even when their injuries have been very painful and serious.

F. In spite of this, the most famous horse race in Britain is a jump race called the Grand National. This takes place at Aintree in Liverpool every spring and attracts people from all over the world.

G. She had been riding in a race at Huntingdon and her horse had been jumping perfectly but then fell badly at the next-to-last fence. Gee managed to get up and walk to the ambulance but was taken straight to hospital where she stayed for the next month.

(71)………….. It might be thought that jump racing would be considered the more important type of racing as horses not only have to run but also have to jump