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    Kevin Cookston set a new record by windsurfing around the entire coast of Great Britain over 8 weeks and 6 days, with only an inflatable boat and support van for assistance. He had limited time to train while finishing his university studies, but found his endurance increased during the trip. Kevin relied on pasta, tuna, and discounted supermarket foods for fuel and slept on beaches or with friendly hosts during the journey.

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    Kevin Cookston set a new record by windsurfing around the entire coast of Great Britain over 8 weeks and 6 days, with only an inflatable boat and support van for assistance. He had limited time to train while finishing his university studies, but found his endurance increased during the trip. Kevin relied on pasta, tuna, and discounted supermarket foods for fuel and slept on beaches or with friendly hosts during the journey.

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    Kevin Cookston set a new record by windsurfing around the entire coast of Great Britain over 8 weeks and 6 days, with only an inflatable boat and support van for assistance. He had limited time to train while finishing his university studies, but found his endurance increased during the trip. Kevin relied on pasta, tuna, and discounted supermarket foods for fuel and slept on beaches or with friendly hosts during the journey.

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    READING COMPREHENSION

    Windsurfing around Britain

    Kevin Cookston, a 23-year-old engineering student, has been keen on windsurfing for many years.
    Recently, he set a new record for travelling all the way round the coast of Great Britain on a windsurf
    board.

    ’I don’t really know why I did it,’ says Kevin, ’just for the fun of it, I supose. It was there to be done,
    that was all.’ Despite lacking both the obsessive ambition and the funds that normally go with attempts
    to break records, Kevin made the journey in eight weeks and six days, knocking one week off the
    previous record set in 1984.

    Kevin fitted his fitness training in around his final year university examinations. ’I didn’t have that
    much time to prepare,’ he explains. ’But I went running often and supplemented that with trips to the
    gym to do weight training. I found I got a lot better during the trip itself, actually. At the start, I was tired
    and needed a rest every four hours, but by the end I found I could do ten hours in a row no trouble.’

    Previous contenders had been accompanied by a boat on which they slept at night, as well as a fleet of
    vehicles on land to carry their supplies. Kevin made do with an inflatable rubber boat and an old van
    manned by four friends who followed his progress. Overnight arrangements had to be found along the
    way. Apart from the odd occasion when they enjoyed the hospitality of friends, the team made use of the
    camping equipment carried in the van, and slept on the beach.

    When asked if his athlete’s diet was a closely kept secret, Kevin replied that he ate a lot of pasta and
    relied on the odd tin of tuna to keep up his energy. ’Basically, we had anything that was on special
    offer in the nearest supermarket, he concluded.

    Kevin has been windsurfing since he was thirteen years old and he is also a highly ranked competitor at
    national level. ’I don’t know where I’m ranked now,’ he says, because I’ve missed a lot of important
    competitions this year. But what I did has more than made up for that and I’ll be doing my best to be up
    there amongst the winners once I get back into the competitive sport next season. ’ Given his unique
    achievement this year, Kevin seems well-placed to take on the world’s top windsurfers.

    Choose the correct answer:

    1. Why did Kevin decide to try and break the record?


    A. He enjoyed the challenge.
    B. It had always been his ambition.
    C. It was a way of making money.
    D. He was invited to do it by others.

    2. Before making the trip, Kevin


    A. spent a lot of time practising on water.
    B. could already windsurf all day without a break.
    C. had only a limited amount of time for training.
    D. spent most of his time working out in a gym.

    3. How was Kevin’s trip unlike earlier attempts at the record?


    A. He had no support team
    B. He used better equipment.
    C. Only one vehicle was used.
    D. It took less time to organise.

    4. Where did Kevin sleep most of the time?


    A. on a boat
    B. in a tent
    C. in a van
    D. in friends’ houses

    5. What does Kevin say about his diet?


    A. He didn’t keep to his plan
    B. Variety was important.
    C. Certain foods were essential
    D. It was largely left to chance.

    6. How does Kevin feel about regular wind-surfing competitions?


    A. They no longer interest him.
    B. He’s sure he can do well in them.
    C. He regrets missing them.
    D. He has no plans to enter any.

    7. Make a question from the following statements so that the underlined word or expression is the answer:

    A. Kevin has been keen on windsurfing for many years.


    What has Kevin been keen on for many years?
    B. The team made use of the camping equipment.
    Who made use of the camping equipment?

    Find words and expressions in the text :

    8. A. devoted to (par. 1) keen on


    B. compulsive (par. 2) obsessive

    9. A. without a break (par. 3) in a row


    B. someone who takes part in a competition (par. 4) contender

    10 A. to maintain (par. 5) to keep up


    B. compete against (par. 6) take on

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