CHILDREN WITHOUT FEAR Research has shown that when they were children, many successful sportspeople were more (1. adventure) …………………………. than their friends. Why is this? It seems that some children have very little (2. unnderstand) ………………………. of the potential risks of doing (3. activity) ……………………. like climbing trees or jumping from heights. They have such faith in their own (4. able) …………………….that even when they do make some kind of (5. calculate) ………………… which results in a fall or an injury, they do not change their behaviour. Such children continue to ignore or (6. obey) …………………. adults who tell them not to do dangerous things and their parents' (7. approve) …………………….does not seem to make any difference to them. While some (8. secure) ……………………. children may panic when faced with the (9. possible)……………………of danger, others seem to ignore it and appear to be (10. fear)………………. These may be the ones who go on to be the sportspeople of tomorrow!