Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Any More If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I am one of the few girls who would 21 : surfing(冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 22 . 　Most certainly not. I started surfing about five years ago and 23  in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding the first   24 was the best feeling I had ever experienced. When I try to 25 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my   2—___ 26 , there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到) body and 27 . There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt 28 all around us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing 29 that water, becoming one with the 30 , is like I’m weightless. The one thing I can 31 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 32 an too many kinds of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and 33 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 34 from any other sport. I’ve 35 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 36 , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 37 __the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)? There’re women 38 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 39 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to   4 0 , and they will. 小题1: A．tell B．answer C．give D．realize 小题2: A．wonder B．understand C．reply D．believe 小题3: A．stayed B．came C．dropped D．fell 小题4: A．wave B．storm C．sail D．boat 小题5: A．bring B．connect C．compare D．tie 小题6: A．work B．study C．holiday D．life 小题7: A．mind B．effort C．health D．time 小题8: A．beach B．ocean C．water D．coast 小题9: A．through B．across C．over D．above 小题10: A．sky B．world C．earth D．ocean 小题11: A．take B．get C．make D．keep 小题12: A．catches B．includes C．offers D．collects 小题13: A．sharp B．great C．hard D．calm 小题14: A．known B．right C．far D．different 小题15: A．chosen B．tried C．managed D．promised 小题16: A．levels B．points C．steps D．parts 小题17: A．reaching B．accepting C．pushing D．setting 小题18: A．sitting B．walking C．fighting D．working 小题19: A．of B．from C．on D．with 小题20: A．think B．succeed C．perform D．feel