2 . Snowboarding in the Mountains
I will never forget the experience of seeing a part of Canada and snowboarding in the mountains.
I got a little emotional on the
________ from Montreal to our first stop in Vancouver. Although I have to
________ that I watched a movie while we flew over the prairies(大草原), I did occasionally
________ out of the window to see what was what!
________ most of the mountains in Alberta and B.C. were covered in clouds so I had to
________ our drive from Kelowna to Revelstoke to see those mountains!
I ________ I'd entered into Lord of the Rings territory(领地) as we took a lift to get to the top of Mt. Mackenzie in Revelstoke. Before snowboarding I learned not to ________ coffee in the morning, which only added shaking to my ________ during the first few descents(滑雪下坡) of the day. Snowboarding in powder is quite ________ from riding the icy slopes(斜坡) in Quebec. At least when you ________ down several meters, it's like falling on pillows! My main ________, however, was getting stuck in the few ________ sections of the mountain, though a few ________ skiers gave me a ride by letting me grab their ski poles and ________ me to the next drop.
Even though we could ________ really ski the top half of the mountain, it was still at least twice the size of the mountain we usually ________! Our phone pictures don't do justice to these mountains, ________ we have our own ________. When my husband and I asked each other what was our favorite ________ of the trip, other than spending time with each other, it was ________ the view.
1. A.train | B.ship | C.plane | D.car |
2. A.admit | B.pretend | C.recall | D.regret |
3. 4. A.Luckily | B.Particularly | C.Possibly | D.Unfortunately |
5. A.end with | B.pick up | C.wait for | D.start from |
6. A.felt | B.dreamt | C.imagined | D.agreed |
7. A.sell | B.drink | C.cook | D.store |
8. A.nervousness | B.confidence | C.excitement | D.delight |
9. A.absent | B.tired | C.safe | D.different |
10. 11. A.task | B.issue | C.concern | D.idea |
12. A.ugly | B.rough | C.steep | D.flat |
13. A.helpful | B.young | C.aged | D.single |
14. A.throwing | B.dragging | C.lifting | D.deserting |
15. A.even | B.almost | C.only | D.yet |
16. A.stay | B.visit | C.climb | D.ski |
17. 18. A.memories | B.advantages | C.feelings | D.tips |
19. A.mountain | B.part | C.place | D.friend |
20. A.hardly | B.normally | C.certainly | D.strangely |