Номер 9, страница 91 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Комарова, Ларионова

Unit seven. Reading.

The Human Spider Returns to London. Exercise four.

The daring French climber, Alain Robert, has climbed more than eighty of the world's highest skyscrapers, and he's brought his terrifying sport to London again.

After reaching the top of Westminster's tallest building, Spider-Man was arrested by police.

This time he was lucky because he didn't have to go to prison.

However, things haven't always been so easy.

In China, Alain had to spend five days in prison after climbing the Jing Mao Tower without permission.

Since urban climbing is generally illegal, Alain usually has to run past the security guards before he can start his adventures. Then he can't rest until he reaches the top.

Sometimes, though, Alain is invited to do a stunt, so he doesn't always have to avoid the police.

In two thousand and three, he was asked to climb a ninety-five meter tower in London to promote the third Spider-Man movie.

How did Alain become the human spider?

As a boy, he was scared of heights, but he decided to overcome his phobia and started rock climbing with the scouts.

When he was twelve, he forgot his house keys and he had to climb eight stories to get in through the window.

By his mid-twenties, Alain could climb mountains without ropes.

Then a filmmaker said Alain should try climbing buildings.

So, in nineteen ninety-four, he climbed Chicago's highest skyscraper and the superhuman sport of urban climbing was born.

But Spider-Man isn't invincible, and Alain has fallen seven times.

He's broken his wrists, elbows, pelvis, nose, and skull.

But despite everything, he firmly believes that people shouldn't give up.

Can we all overcome our fears like this?

Maybe, but even so, you mustn't try this at home.