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It is clear from the passage that until 1975.

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   Pele had played for several North American teams
   
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   Pele had already earned about 7 million dollars
   
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   no other sportsman had been paid as much as Pele
   
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   soccer was the most popular sport in North America
   
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   Pele had already composed a few musical pieces
   

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   According to the passage, Pele
   

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   last played for Santos Football Club in 1977
   
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   had had a privileged childhood
   
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   scored exactly 1000 goals in his career
   
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   preferred to lead a tranquil life upon his retirement
   
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   first played for Santos Football Club at the age of sixteen
   

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   We understand from the passage that Pele
   

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   was as good an actor as he was a soccer player
   
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   was highly regarded internationally
   
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   performed best in his homeland of Brazil
   
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   was never satisfied with how much money he was paid
   
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   returned to his career in order to obtain a huge sum of money
   

196 GRAND CANYON
Nature's greatest example of sculpture, the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona is the most spectacular canyon in the world. It is a 446-kilometre gorge cut through high plateaus by the Colorado River. It is noted for its fantastic shapes and colours. Within the walls of the canyon stand imposing peaks, canyons and ravines. In general, the colour of the canyon is red, but each layer or group of layers has a distinctive hue - buff and gray, delicate green and pink, and, in its depths, brown, slate-gray and violet. The canyon extends in a winding course from the mouth of the Paria River, near the northern boundary of Arizona, to Grand Wash Cliffs, near the Nevada line. Grand Canyon National Park, which has 493,076 hectares, was established in 1919. Its area was greatly enlarged in 1975 by the addition of adjoining lands so that it now extends from Lake Powell to Lake Mead. The north and south rims of the canyon are connected by a paved road and by a trans-canyon trail. Scenic drives and trails lead to all the canyon's important features. Mule trips are a popular way of viewing and experiencing the beauty of the vast canyon, as is river rafting on the Colorado River, which can be quite exciting and dangerous as the gorge has many rapids. Many cliff-dweller ruins indicate prehistoric occupation, while several Indian tribes continue to live on nearby reservations. No other place on the Earth compares with the mile-deep Grand Canyon for its record of geological events. Some of the canyon's rocks date back about 4 billion years. The river's speed and such "cutting tools" as sand, gravel and mud account for its incredible cutting capacity. The canyon has many varieties of wildlife. Willow trees and cottonwoods grow at the bottom of the canyon where there is plenty of water. There are magnificent forests on the north rim of the canyon where the soil is moist and deep. There are also drought-resistant plants, including numerous species of cactus. The first sighting of the Grand Canyon by Europeans is credited to the Coronado expedition of 1540. In 1869, John Wesley Powell organized the first party to go through the canyon. His account remains a classic of American travel. By the 1870s, extensive reports on the area were being published.

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