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?”

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

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