Thrill of a lifetime - Module 11
B2 First · Open Cloze · First Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education
For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.
According (0) ___ recent research, visiting a theme park in childhood can give people particularly happy memories. One thousand people aged between 18 and 22 took (1) ___ in a survey which was designed to find (2) ___ which happy childhood memories were most important to them. David Lewis is the child psychologist who led the research. He says that people remembered trips to theme parks much (3) ___ fondly than trips to the beach or to other leisure attractions (4) ___ as zoos. What is more, they remembered the most dangerous and exciting theme park rides best of (5) ___ . Dr Lewis says that both adults and children go through various emotions (6) ___ a result of the 'white-knuckle' rides - the ones that provide the greatest thrills. These feelings include apprehension before the ride, fear during it and relief (7) ___ it is all over. He has also noticed how often children want to repeat the experience immediately after getting off a ride (8) ___ that they can prolong the feeling of achievement and satisfaction it gives them.
Thrill of a lifetime
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