It was an afternoon
in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and
talked and soon swimming became the __26___. Suddenly I hit upon an
idea. “ Wouldn’t it be ___27_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming
in winter, and __28__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___29__
if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea
indeed.
Early in the morning,
three days _30____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in
our hands, ___31__ for a bus to take us to the __32__. The sky was
clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __33__
our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___34__. We all felt that
we should go back, but no one wanted to __35__.
We soon reached
the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. _36__
we were proud that we were the __37___ ones that dared to challenge the
weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __38__ ourselves
quickly.
But things were not
going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt _39___
cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ___40__ the
sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___41___. The
water was unbelievably cold. __42___ I suggested that we should all jump
in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all
rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall
never __43 . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So _44___
my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.
We four did not go to
school the next three days, for we all _45_ a bad cold. We missed the
lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.
1.A.
topic B.
object C.
center D. opinion
2.A.
lucky B.
interesting C.
surprising D. happy
3.A.
how B.
what C.
why D. that
4.A.
ill
B. worse C.
better D. stronger
5.A.
past B.
later C.
before D. since
6.A.
meeting B.
asking C.
looking D. waiting
7.A.
sands B.
swimming pool C.
river D. lake
8.A.
though B.
only C.
since D. even
9.A.
warm B.
cold C.
cool D. hot
10.A. talk
about B. speak
out C. think
over D. shout at
11.A.
Instead B.
For C.
Unless D. Sometimes
12.A.
lucky B.
only C.
happy D. younger
13.A.
enjoyed B.
helped C.
changed D. dressed
14.A. a
little B.
such C. a
bit D. very
15.A. go
into B. go
down C. take
off D. jump into
16.A.
quickly B.
carefully C.
finally D. bravely
17.A.
Next B.
Last C.
Then D. When
18.A.
forget B.
remember C.
tell D.
believe
19.A.
do B.
did C.
had D.
were
20.A.
felt B.
became C.
caught D. turned