一、完形填空
Derek Rabelo was born in Brazil in 1992. His father called him Derek after a famous
1 star, Derek Ho. Derek’s father wanted Derek to become a surfer too, but there was a
2 : unluckily, Derek was born blind. His father’s dream to see his son surf seemed
3 !
When Derek was 17, his father told him about his
4 . From that moment, Derek tried his best to become a surfer. He went to the beach every day and started taking surfing
5 with a coach. Derek kept trying and
6 he learnt to surf.
Derek explains that
7 he can’t see, he understands the noises that the waves make and he can hear them when they are coming. He says every part of a wave makes a different noise,
8 he knows which direction to surf in.
In 2012, he flew to Hawaii to surf one of the most challenging and dangerous
9 in the world. Local surfers were very
10 to see the confident young man surf the huge wave with no problem at all.
(
C
) 1. A. swimming B. film C. surfing D. pop
(
A
) 2. A. problem B. rule C. promise D. plan
(
B
) 3. A. necessary B. impossible C. proper D. real
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D
) 4. A. story B. advice C. truth D. dream
(
A
) 5. A. lessons B. matches C. photos D. exams
(
C
) 6. A. instead B. usually C. finally D. still
(
A
) 7. A. though B. unless C. when D. before
(
C
) 8. A. or B. but C. so D. for
(
B
) 9. A. beaches B. waves C. islands D. sports
(
B
) 10. A. worried B. surprised C. tired D. relaxed
