Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would
____: surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people
____ Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and fell in love with the sport on the
____ first day. Riding that first
____ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to
____ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my
____, there’s nothing like it. It involves body,
____, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all
____ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that
____, becoming one with the
____, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can
____ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean
____ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and lowing; others are very aggressive (活跃有力的) and
____ All of these things attract me to surfing and make it
____ from any other sport.
I’ve
____ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new
____, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start
____ the limits of things boys and men used to dominate (主宰)?
There’re women
____ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys
____ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to
____ , and they will.
21. A.tell | B.give | C.answer | D.realize |
22. A.Believe | B.understand | C.reply | D.wonder |
23. A.very | B.just | C.rightly | D.only |
24. A.storm | B.wave | C.sail | D.boat |
25. A.bring | B.connect | C.tie | D.compare |
26. A.work | B.study | C.holiday | D.life |
27. A.effort | B.mind | C.health | D.time |
28. A.along | B.around | C.above | D.by |
29. A.water | B.beach | C.board | D.lake |
30. A.sky | B.ocean | C.earth | D.world |
31. 32. A.offers | B.includes | C.catches | D.collects |
33. A.great | B.sharp | C.hard | D.calm |
34. A.known | B.right | C.far | D.different |
35. A.chosen | B.learned | C.tried | D.promised |
36. A.points | B.levels | C.steps | D.parts |
37. A.reaching | B.accepting | C.pushing | D.setting |
38. A.sitting | B.walking | C.working | D.fighting |
39. 40. A.think | B.feel | C.perform | D.succeed |