Mostpeoplecannotliveto100．Thosethatdocanhardlywalk，letalonetakepartinanyactivities．Afewpeople，however，takepartindangerousactivitieseventhoughtheyaremorethan100yearsold---Theykeepgoingandgoing!There'sagreatgreatgrandmotherwholikeschallengingherselfalthoughsheis101yearsoldthisyear．

MaryHardisonbelievesthatpeopleshouldalwaysbecheerfulandmoreimportantly，takeonallkindsofadventures（冒险）whiletheyphysicallystillcan．So，insteadofcelebratingher101stbirthdaywithaboringparty，shedecidedtogoparagliding（高崖跳伞运动）-----anideashegotfromher75-year-oldsonwhorecentlytookitupasahobby．

Soonherbirthday，cheeredonbyherbigfamily，shetiedherselfuptogetherwithexpertinstructor（专业指导者）KevinHintze，andjumpedfearlesslyfromtheskiesnearherhomeinOgden，Utah．And，itwasnotjustasimplejumpeither．AccordingtoKevinHintze，thegrandmotherencouragedhimtoturnaround，astheymadetheirwaydown．

ThisisnotthefirsttimethatMaryhasdonesomething"wild"and"crazy"．Forher90thbirthdaysherodealltheadultridesatDisneyland．And，sheisnotdoneyet-----Forher102ndbirthdayshehopestogodownthe3，000footAlpineSlideatUtah'sParkCityMountainResort!

Notsurprisingly，thisgreatactionhasmadeMaryHardisonveryfamousandalsoearnedheraplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecordswhereshebrokea2007recordsetbya100-year-oldBritishwoman．Prettyamazing!

56．WhatdoweknowaboutMaryHardison？___

A．Shetookupparaglidingasherhobbyattheageof75．

B．Sheisa101-year-oldladywholikeschallengingherself．

C．ShewasrecordedintheGuinnessWorldRecordsin2007．

D．SheistheoldestwomanintheGuinnessWorldRecords．

57．FromwhomdidMarygettheideaofgoingparagliding？___

A．A100-year-oldwoman．

B．KevinHintze．

C．Hergreatgrandson

D．Her75-year-oldson．

58．ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatMaryHardison___．

A．finishedparaglidingsafelybyherself

B．practicedparaglidingwiththehelpofherson

C．hassetanothergoalforher102ndbirthday

D．likesdangerousactivitie