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Day 21

An annual event involving dirt, beer and cash once again drew dozens of competitors to a ski resort in Maine on October 12.

More than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship, a 254-meter race during which competitors splash through water, jump over logs and trudge through mud — all while carrying their partner on their backs or shoulders.

The event began in Finland, with the first official event taking place in 1992. It has grown in popularity since then — the World Championship is held annually in the region of Sonkajärvi, and the North American Championship has taken place in Maine every year since 1999.

Traditionally, the Finnish event involved male competitors carrying a woman. At the competition in Maine, couples didn't have to be married to compete, nor did they have to be a man and a woman.

One participant — the carrier — was dressed as Mr Incredible, while his "wife" was dressed in pink. They and others were cheered on by crowds on both sides of the course at Sunday River ski resort.

Most of the participants use a technique in which the "wife" is carried like a backpack — upside down — to keep their arms free as they run. Wearing smiles and grimaces, competitors end up wet and muddy.

The champion leaves with the weight of the "wife" in beer and five times their weight in cash. To estimate the amount they win, the winning partner is put on one side of a see-saw-like scale that organizers balance out on the other side with cases of beer.

"We come each year for the fun," said Wade Porterfield of Cuba, New York, who competed with his wife, Sara Porterfield. "There is really a low chance of us winning. Pretty much everybody cheers everybody on and it's a blast."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Couples Compete in US Wife-Carrying Competition

1. Un ami toxique n’a jamais tort, Un ami toxique est quelqu’un qui ne demandera jamais pardon après une dispute.
2. Un ami toxique a la critique facile, l’ami toxique parviendra à nous faire croire que nous avons en effet des goûts détestables, Un ami toxique passe son temps à dire du mal des autres.
3. Un ami toxique est intrusif, il ne craint pas de violer l’intimité des autres. Il attend de vous une relation exclusive.
4. Un ami toxique ne fait pas ce qu’il dit.  Il aura un avis sur tout et se permettra d’imposer aux autres ses vues. Un ami toxique cherche toujours son intérêt que cela soit conscient ou pas.
5. Un ami toxique est un manipulateurles personnes toxiques sont souvent des personnes extrêmement sensibles et qui peinent à se faire des amis sur le long terme.
Un ami toxique parviendra à vous faire culpabiliser de ne pas être assez présent pour lui, de ne pas lui rendre toute l’affection qu'il vous porte. Si vous réalisez que vous avez, dans votre entourage, une personne qui correspond à ces différents critères alors ne perdez pas de temps à essayer de la faire aller mieux. Prenez des distances car qu’on le veuille ou non ces relations ne donnent jamais rien de bon.

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Taking care of one's mental health requires optimism and constant work and effort. Life's challenges, whether it is internal or external is only won when you are able to fix your internal mindset, when you are able to win against  the side of you that wants to give up.

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q3-4.


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