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TEKST10Przeczytajtekst.Pokażdymakapiciezdecyduj,czyzdaniapodane
poniżejwyrażająprawdę-‘true’,czyfałsz-‘false’.
Thegameofsolvingdifficultpuzzleshasalwaysfilledpeoplewiththefeelingofaprofound
excitement.Nowonder,then,thatthefascinationoftreasurehuntinghasinvariablybeen
associatedwiththepossibilityofrealizingthemostimprobabledreams.
1.Therearepeopleforwhomseekingforartefactsofhistoricalvalueis
anoccupationthatgivesalotofpleasureandasenseofadventure.
Accordingtowhatpsychologistsclaim,thereisalittleboyineverytreasurehunter.Yet,
thechaseofhiddenvaluableshasrecentlybecomeaseriousventurewithamateurand
professionalseekersequippedwithhighlysophisticateddeviceslikemetaldetectors,radars,
sonarsorunderwatercameras.
2.Differentkindsofquipmentareusedbytreasurehuntersdependingon
whethertheyareamateurorprofessionalseekers.
Whatraisestheadrenalinelevelinthesetreasure-obsessedfanaticsarelegends,myths,old
mapsandothervarietyofcluespromisingimmeasurablefortunesburiedbeneaththeearth's
surfaceordrownedintheancientgalleys.Formanytreasurehuntersthestruggleofhint
searchingisevenmorestimulatingthandiggingoutatreasuretrovecomposedofgoldenor
silverobjects,jewelleryandotherpricelessartefacts.
3.Mosttreasurehuntersachievethegreatestlevelofsatisfactiononlyafter
findingagreatnumberofvaluables.
Thejobis,however,extremelystrenuousaseventhemostpuzzlingcluesmustbethoroughly
analysed.Failuresandmisinterpretationsarenotrare,either.Yet,eventhemostunlikelyclue
orthesmallestfindisenoughtoreinforcethehunter'sself-confidenceandpassion.
4.Lackofclues,mysteriesthatcannotbesolvedorfailedsearchesusually
causedisappointmentanddiscouragehuntersfromfurthersearch.
Indeed,thedelightintreasurefindingdoesn'talwaysdependonacquiringtremendous
amountsofvaluables.Whateverisdetected,beitarustysundialoramarblestatue,brings
fulfilmentandrewardafteralongandexhaustingsearch.
5.Evenfindsofminorvaluecanbeaprofoundgratificationtotreasure
seekers,thoughmostofthemaimatdiscoveringsomethingunique.
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