Question

I like to be near water--sea, lake or river. That is probably because I was born in a village ____ the sea, and have lived most of my life close to water of some ____. When I am in some place ___ is far from the lake, river and sea, I am restless and always ___ that there is something missing though it is sometimes hard to ___ what it is.

Of course, the sports I like are ____ which need water--sailing, rowing and swimming, It is ___ to swim in small swimming-pools, ____rowing and sailing are impossible without a lot of water. Rowing is the best on a river, and sailing on the sea or a big lake, but one can __ some sailing on a river, and one can certainly row on a lake or the sea when the weather is good.

Of the three sports--swimming, rowing and sailing, I like rowing ____, because it is the____ to continue during the winter when the water is too cold for swimming and the sea is often too rough for sailing. ____on the coldest days one can row: only ice on the water, or thick fog stops one. Sometimes it is so cold when I go ____ that drops of water ____. In such weather, it is not very ____ to swim: one can’t stay in the water long; however, when one is rowing, one gets warmer soon.

1.A. by B. on C. in D. far from

2.A. good B. kind C. place D. land

3.A. there B. which C. where D. when

4.A. know B. find C. feel D. want

5.A. make B. see C. do D. say

6.A. few B. some C. many D. those

7.A. able B. easy C. possible D. impossible

8.A. but B. and C. however D. or

9.A. have B. get C. make D. do

10.A. better B. more C. best D. least

11.A. most interesting B. coldest C. hardest D. easiest

12.A. Even B. Ever C. But D. Only

13.A. to rowing B. on rowing C. out rowing D. on to row

14.A. freeze B. wind C. turn warm D. get cool

15.A. glad B. pleased C. pleasure D. pleasant

Answer 1