Question

It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant.  We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __21___.  Suddenly I hit upon an idea.  “ Wouldn’t it be ___22_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __23__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___24__ if we did.  ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

Early in the morning, three days _25____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___26__ for a bus to take us to the __27__.  The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __28_ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___29_.  We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to _30_.

 We soon reached the sands.  There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged.  _31__ we were proud that we were the __32___ ones that dared to challenge the weather.  Besides, the sun could keep us warm.  So we _33__ ourselves quickly.

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought.  The sea wind was blowing, we felt _34___ cold and we shook from head to feet.  At last we decided to ___35__ the sea water.  We put our feet in first, only to take them back__36___.  The water was unbelievably cold.  _37__ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time.  We all went back ten steps.  I gave the order and we all rushed forward.  We jumped.  That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never 38  .  I was up and rushed again to the seaside.  So 39__ my friends.  We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _40_ a bad cold.  We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.

 

21. A. topic	B. object	C. center	D. opinion
22. A. lucky	B. interesting	C. surprising	D. happy
23. A. how	B. what	C. why	D. that
24. A. ill	B. worse	C. better	D. stronger
25. A. past	B. later	C. before	D. since
26. A. meeting	B. asking	C. looking	D. waiting
27. A. sands	B. swimming pool	C. river	D. lake
28. A. though	B. only	C. since	D. even
29. A. warm	B. cold	C. cool	D. hot
30. A. talk about	B. speak out	C. think over	D. shout at
31. A. Instead	B. For	C. Unless	D. Sometimes
32. A. lucky	B. only	C. happy	D. younger
33. A. enjoyed	B. helped	C. changed	D. dressed
34. A. a little	B. such	C. a bit	D. very
35. A. go into	B. go down	C. take off	D. jump into
36. A. quickly	B. carefully	C. finally	D. bravely
37. A. Next	B. Last	C. Then	D. When
38. A. forget	B. remember	C. tell	D. believe
39. A. do	B. did	C. had	D. were
40. A. felt	B. became	C. caught	D. turned

 

Answer 1

21---25 ABCDB   26----30 DADAB  31----35ABCDD  36----40 ACABC