3.One October morning,the sky was clear and the sun was shining.Bethany Hamilton decided to go (41)B with some friends in Hawaii.
As one of the best teenage surfers in the world,the 13-year-old American girl was planning to become a (42)A surfer.Cheerfully,she was lying on her surfboard,waiting for the next big wave.Suddenly,a big shark (43)C her left arm and shook her backwards and forwards.Bethany held onto her board and the shark eventually swam away-but it took her (44)D away with it.(45)D,it attacked only once.It happened so fast that she didn't even (46)A.
As Bethany started to swim back to the beach with one arm,her friends thought she was joking.But to their horror,they saw the (47)Cand rushed to help.
Having lost almost half the blood,Bethany's (48)D was a miracle(奇迹),according to doctors.But she wanted to do (49)Bjust survive.
"It never crossed my mind that I might never get on a surfboard again,"she recalled(回想) later."I wonder whether I would actually be (50)Dto do it or not.But (51)CI left hospital,I had decided that I was going to surf."
With the support of her family,Bethany (52)B to get back on her board only one month after the attack.Her dad fixed a handle on her surfboard to help her paddle(划水)through and into waves.
When she returned to surfing at a competition in Hawaii,Bethany was (53)Ain dangerous waves that broke her surfboard.As a result,she gave away her remaining boards and quit(退出).She tried using an artificial(人造的) arm,but it turned out to be (54)B while surfing.
After (55)Din Thailand in the 2004earthquake and helping homeless survivors who had lost everything,Bethany (56)Aher decision to give up the sport she loved and (57)Cto try professional surfing again.Less than a year after the accident,she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii.And all her struggles and efforts (58)A when she won in a world championship years later.
She also received several (59)B,including a special award for courage at the MTV Teen Choice Awards in 2004and the Woman of the Year award from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in 2006.Her (60)C,true story gained wider attention with the release(发行) of the film"Soul Surfer"
41.A.swimming | B.surfing | C.sailing | D.boating |
42.A.professional | B.free | C.dream | D.special |
43.A.touched | B.struck | C.bit | D.took |
44.A.hand | B.surfboard | C.friend | D.arm |
45.A.Strangely | B.Especially | C.Surprisingly | D.Fortunately |
46.A.scream | B.think | C.fight | D.escape |
47.A.shark | B.attack | C.blood | D.scene |
48.A.injury | B.courage | C.accident | D.survival |
49.A.rather than | B.more than | C.better than | D.other than |
50.A.suitable | B.lucky | C.strong | D.able |
51.A.while | B.after | C.before | D.until |
52.A.hoped | B.managed | C.agreed | D.offered |
53.A.caught | B.noticed | C.lost | D.driven |
54.A.helpful | B.useless | C.wonderful | D.meaningless |
55.A.training | B.settling | C.traveling | D.volunteering |
56.A.reconsidered | B.remembered | C.recognized | D.recalled |
57.A.refused | B.started | C.decided | D.continued |
58.A.paid off | B.paid for | C.paid in | D.paid out |
59.A.gifts | B.honors | C.money | D.praises |
60.A.exciting | B.dangerous | C.inspiring | D.adventurous |