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Tara ’s last-minute win

More than 7 000 people saw an exciting third and last round of the women’s Big Air contest at the Winter X Games at Mount Snow Vermont ． Tara Dakides a regular winner of top events won with the very last jump of the compe tition ．

After the first two jumps Barrett Christy was in first place with Tara in tenth position ． 36  Christy jumped well and Tara knew that her third and last jump had to be good ． She jumped perfectly a 54 0 ° turn and the scores came up quickly on the board ． 37

“In the first two rounds I jumped badly ” said Tara ． “But in the third round when I heard the people shouting ‘ Tara! Tara! ’ I relaxed ． I jumped well much better than before ． ”

 38  “I practice this jump regularly and I know I could do it ． So I went down the hill fast a lot more quickly than the first two times and it worked! I don’t like waiting until the last jump to win but it’s OK and I won ． 39  ”

Tara’s going to the next big snowboarding event at Mammoth Mountain California ． Maybe she’ll win again and more easily next time but Christy will be there too ． 40  

A ． Who will be the winner next time?

B ． When will their next competition be?

C ． Christy jumped much higher than Tara ．

D ． They told everyone that Tara was the winner ．

E ． It wasn’t easy but in these competitions you never win easily ．

F ． In the last round Tara watched nervously as Christy did her final jump ．

G ． She said the most important thing in the last jump was that she was more confident ．

Answer 1

FDGEA