Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962 . Her father had 　27　 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 　28　 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports　 29　 if she made it .

In gay spirits Trudy　 30　 out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her.

At ten o’clock, rain began falling.　 31　 , Trudy trod(踩) water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming　 32　 . The wind was　 33　 and the sea became rougher.

Late　 34　 the wind became even worse. The trainer　 35　 it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to　 36　 .

“No human being could do it in this weather,” he said. “It’s　 37　 to go on.”

However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her. Let her　 38　 ”

At seven o’clock the tides (潮水)turned　 39　 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 　40　 victory was possible now, for the English coast was in　 41　 .

It was getting dark. A sound could be heard　 42　 the wind; hundreds of car horns(喇叭) were cheering her on. With　 43　 strength, she finished the last 200 yards.

At 9:35 p. m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in　 44　 the 21-mile-wide Channel 　45　 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.

“Well, Pop,” she said to her father. “I 　46　 I get my car this time, don’t I ?”

26. He was ____at the _____ news. And he let out an ______ cry.

A. exciting; exciting; exciting　 B. excited; excited; excited　

C. exciting; excited; exciting　 D. excited; exciting; excited

25. Prices of daily goods ______　 through a computer can be lower than store prices.

A. are bought　 B. bought　　　 C. been bought　　　 D. buying

24. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _____ great it is.

A. what　　 B. how　 C. however　　 D. whatever

23.The cattle ______ up all the grass on the hill, so there is nothing to keep the valuable soil _____ away by rain.

A. has eaten; from washing　 B. have eaten; from washing

C. have eaten; from being washed　 D. has eaten ; from being washed

22.Mike _____ his uncle’s when he went to New York last week.

A. called on　　 B. called at　 C. called for　 D. called in