During the winter of 2002, I had the opportunity to teach tennis in Nevis in the Caribbean Sea. My experience teaching and staying on the island was wonderful, it was also hard work!
After several weeks of teaching, I was for a vacation! I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp in Panama with my friend Clayton. I to Panama City with my tennis bag and off we went to the remote Bay of Chiriqui.
To get to the camp, we had to load Clayton’s surfboards and my gear （装备）on and off several buses and boats. After eight hours of travel we finally .
The camp was perfect. The rooms were ideal. I rented a board and we had an unbelievable week good waves.
On our trip, we learned that our bus back to Panama City had been delayed. The sun was down on us , and the only was under a canvas canopy（帆布罩蓬）, next to the bus terminal attendant’s .
As I walked over to the shade area, a couple of kids started throwing at me. Thinking quickly, I reached into my and opened a can of tennis balls. I the youngsters and gave them the tennis balls. I got them to throw the balls onto the racket throwing rocks at me. They seemed to that.
Then an old boy got interested. He joined the game. he seemed a bit more coordinated （协调的）than the youngsters, I gave him a racket and got him to try to hit the ball onto the catching racket.
Soon, his bus arrived, and he was on his . But the clinic（临场教学） had just . Families from across the streets came over and wanted their tennis lesson, too. The bus terminal attendant __her post and came out for a lesson, too.
In what seemed like no , my bus arrived. Clayton and I made it back to Panama City in time for our connecting flights.
1.A. unless B. but C. because D. so
2.A. guilty B. blessed C. known D. ready
3.A. rode B. drove C. walked D. flew
4.A. hiking B. tennis C. boarding D. swimming
5.A. relaxed B. stopped C. arrived D. united
6.A. admiring B. expecting C. watching D. surfing
7.A. shopping B. field C. return D. business
8.A. cutting B. breaking C. beating D. calming
9.A. station B. shade C. seat D. entrance
10.A. camp B. car C. office D. house
11.A. rackets B. balls C. sticks D. rocks
12.A. bag B. pocket C. can D. suitcase
13.A. approached B. blamed C. passed D. pushed
14.A. except for B. instead of C. by means of D. in case of
15.A. enjoy B. dislike C. worry D. understand
16.A. If B. As C. Though D. After
17.A. side B. phone C. way D. trip
18.A. faded B. changed C. finished D. started
19.A. left B. cleaned C. searched D. protected
20.A. time B. effort C. problem D. opinion
