Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6,1992. Her father has __31__ her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water __32__ she asked. The other was to give her a red sports __33__ if she made it.
In gray sports Trudy __34__ out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and the trainer were __35__ along in a boat beside her.
At ten o’clock, rain began falling. At midday, Trudy trod (踩，踏) water while ___36__ and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming again. The wind was __37__ and the seas became tougher.
Late __38__ the wind became even worse. The trainer decided it was __39__ trying to finish. He called to Trudy to __40__.
“No human being could do it in this __41__.” He said. “It’s stupid to go on.”
However, her father shouted, “don’t grab her. Let her __42__.”
At seven o’clock the tides turned __43__ her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She __44__ victory(胜利) was possible now, for the __45__ coast was in sight.
It was getting dark. A sound could be heard over the __46__: hundreds of car horns were cheering her on. With the remaining __47__, she finished the last 200 yards.
At __48__ p.m. Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in __49__ the 21-mile-Channel, __50__ a strong storm. But she made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.
“Well, pop,” she said to her father. “I guess I get my car this time, don’t I?”
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31. A. promised 32. A. though 33. A. car 34. A. called 35. A. swimming 36. A. stopping 37. A. disappearing 38. A. afternoon 39. A. necessary 40. A. continue 41. A. situation 42. A. come out 43. A. over 44. A. knew 45. A. English 46. A. speaker 47. A. drink 48. A. 11:35 49. A. flying 50. A. in spite of |
B. asked B. when B. shoes B. shouted B. going B. diving B. stopping B. morning B. possible B. give up B. condition B. go on B. against B. doubled B. American B. radio B. food B. 10:35 B. crossing B. all over |
C. allowed C. unless C. suit C. went C. watching C. resting C. increasing C. evening C. useless C. stop C. afternoon C. swim C. up C. wondered C. African C. wind C. courage C. 8:35 C. swimming C. because of |
D. offered D. if D. bike D. started D. following D. drinking D. blowing D. night D. impossible D. go on D. weather D. turn over D. to D. expected D. European D. sky D. strength D. 9:35 D. passing D. during |