Learning is a treasure that follows its owner everywhere

B) are now losing their lead in skiing sports

C) will soon dominate the ski industry in the world

D) regard skiing as the world's most popular sport

28. The author emphasizes that the development of the ski industry in the world .............

A) owes little to the growing international interest in this sport

B) has been fastest in countries outside Europe

C) has been the result of the efforts made by the European professionals

D) is due to the growing international popularity of skiing as a sport

29. According to the text, as a sport, skiing .............

A) arouses little interest outside Europe

B) is in the hands of professionals only

C) is not confined to any special age group

D) is rapidly becoming too expensive for most people

30. “come to the fore” means … .
A) defeat all the opponents
B) become important and influential
C) leave the competition
D) drop out of the competiton