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 football. I happen to be one of the few girls who would__41__: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people__42__. Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and __43__in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first__44__was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to __45__surfing with other things I find it difficult because in my__46__, there is nothing like it. It involves body, __47__and soul. There is sand between my toes and cool, salt water all__48__ us. The feeling I get when I am surfing across that __49__, becoming one with the__50__, is like I am weightless.

The one thing I can __51__ from the surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be “best surfer” because the ocean __52__ an uncomfortable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活泼有力的) and __53__. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it __54__from any other sport.

I’ve __55__ 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 __56__,so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start __57__the limits of things boys and man used to dominate(主宰)?

There‘re women __58__ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys __59__the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __60__, and they will.

41.A.tell　　　　 　 B. answer　　　 C. give　 　　　 D. realize

42.A.wonder　　 　 B. understand　 C. reply　　　 　 D. believe

43.A.stayed　　　　 B. came　　　 　 C. dropped　　　　　　 D. fell

44.A.wave　 　　　　 B. storm　　　　　　　　 C. sail　　 　　　　　 D. boat

45.A.bring　　　　 B. connect　　 C. compare　　 　　 D. tie　

46.A.work　　　　　　　　　　 B. study　　　　 　　　 C. holiday　　　　　　 D. life

47.A.mind　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　　 C. health　　　　 D. time

48.A.along　　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　 C. around　　　　　　　 D. by

49.A.beach　　　　　　　　　 B. water　 　　　　　　 C. board　　　　　　　　 D. lake

50.A.sky　　　　　　　 B. world　　　　 C. earth　　　　　　　　 D. ocean

51.A.take　　　　　　　　　　 B .get　 　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　 　 　　 D. keep

52.A.catches　　　　　　　　 B. includes　　　　　　 C. offers　　　　 　　 D. collects

53.A.sharp　　　　　　　　　　 B great　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　 　　 D. calm

54.A.known　　　　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　 C. far　　　　　　 　　 D. different

55.A.chosen　　　 　　 B. tried　　　　　　　　 C. learned　　　　　　　 D. promised

56.A.levels　　　　　　　　　 B. points　　　　 C. steps　　　　　　　　 D. parts

57.A.reaching　　　　 B. accepting　　　　　 C. pushing　　　　　　 D. setting

58.A.sitting　　　　　　　　　 B. walking　　　　　　 C. fighting　　　　　　 D. working

59.A.of　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

60A.think　　　　 　　 B. succeed　　　　　　 C. perform　　　　　　 D. feel

40.　 When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _______.

A. breaks　　　　　 B. has broken　　　　　　　

C. were broken　　　 D. had been broken

39.　 It is generally believed that teaching is _______ it is a science.

A. an art much as　　　　　 B. much an art as　　　　　

C. as an art much as　　 　　D. as much an art as

38.　 I’ve worked with children before, so I know what _______ in my new job.

A. expected　　　 B. to expect　　 C. to be expecting　　 D. expects

37.　 -------Could you tell me where Jim lives?

-------________Jim used to live next door to us, and now he is living in another town.

A. At the time　　 B. At one time　　 C. At a time　　　 D. At times

36.　 France and Germany used to be _______ but now they are ________.

A. in war / at peace　　　　　 B. in battle / on peace　　　　

C. in war / in peace　　　 　　　D. at war / at peace

35.　 John hurried into the classroom and found her ____ at the desk, _____.

A. seated / writing　　　 B. sit / wrote　　　　　　　

C. sit / writing　　　　　 D. seating / writing