阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There are no ocean waves in St. Louis. We have to drive a long way to get to the ocean. Every summer we put our stuff and ourselves into the car and drive 1,000 miles to reach Vero Beach, Florida.
Once we get there, it’s all about at the beach. I’ve wanted to be a for a long time. My mom used to surf when she lived in Florida during college. I my mom to let me surf, and she promised to find a surfing for me. He found me instead.
One day when my mom was taking an old surfboard to a surf shop for , a surfer the door open for her and helped her carry the board inside. They started and she learned he’s a surfing . My mom asked him if he had any working with people with disabilities. He did and told her he would love to work with me. That’s how I my friend, Coach Bill Bolton, in 2014.
First Coach Bill taught me the pop-up. I had so much fun surfing with Coach Bill in 2014, I didn’t make it to on the board.
When we went to Florida this summer, I had more surfing with Coach Bill. We worked hard on the sand and in the water. On our third day together we our surfboards out past a sand bar where small waves were . I came close to standing each time, and on the last of the day I got up on my feet and stayed up! I was so ! So was Coach Bill.
We went to the same surfing spot the next day. Guess what! I so many times and rode wave after wave. Coach Bill called me a “surf goddess”. It was one of the days ever! I hope my story you to go surfing or to try something new. I know you can do it.
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However, most children are 2 ( face ) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 3the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of 4 ( let ) the children 5find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing 6piano or practising drawing, etc. What’s more, some parents put 7the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.
8is a piece of good advice to those parents: 9you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing 10a failure in the children’s growth.
He always walks sideways so 3not to inconvenience anyone. Instead of saying “Excuse me”, he prefers to glide by one side. 4the gap is so narrow that it will not allow him to pass, Luke waits patiently 5the obstruction (障碍物) moves by itself. Stray dogs and cats panic him, and in order to avoid them, he constantly crosses from one side of the road to the 6.
He speaks in 7very thin, subtle voice, so inaudible that it is hard to tell if he is speaking at 8. He has never interrupted anybody. On the other hand, he can never manage more than two words without 9(interrupt). This does not seem to irritate him; in fact, he actually appears happy 10(be) able to utter(发出) those two words.
Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 6small. This depends partly 7how many clouds are in the sky.8there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 9heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 10day, some of the sun's energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.
When you read a story in English, do you read it for the storyforthe English? This is a question
is not so
(fool) as it mayseem, for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story thanto the English. For instance, they care for how the mystery in the story
(solve), but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition is used before a certain word in the speech of a certain character.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not(bother)about the language. But a student of English is different
a student ofstories or
is called the general reader. As you may also have learned fromthe above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud
you learn the passage by heart and can recite it as if it
(be)your own. On
hand, this will teach you m any useful words and phrases; on the other hand.it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not 5 (bother) about the language. But a student of English is different 6a student of stories or 7is called the general reader. As you may also have learnedfrom the above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud 8you learn the passage by heart and can reciteit as if it 9 (be) your own. On 10hand, this will teach you many usefulwords and phrases; on the other hand, it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.