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 ___1____. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “Wouldn’t it be ___2___ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __3___ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___4__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.
Early in the morning, three days __5____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___6___ for a bus to take us to the __7___. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __8___ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___9__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __10___.
We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. __11___ we were proud that we were the __12___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __13__ ourselves quickly.
But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt __14___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ____15__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___16___. The water was unbelievably cold. ___17___ 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 ___18___. I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So __19___ 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 __20__ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.
| 小题1: | | A．object | B．topic | C．opinion | D．center |
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| 小题2: | | A．interesting | B．lucky | C．happy | D．surprising |
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| 小题4: | | A．worse | B．ill | C．stronger | D．better |
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| 小题5: | | A．later | B．past | C．since | D．before |
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| 小题6: | | A．asking | B．meeting | C．waiting | D．looking |
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| 小题7: | | A．swimming pool | B．sands | C．lake | D．river |
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| 小题8: | | A．only | B．though | C．even | D．since |
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| 小题10: | | A．speak out | B．talk about | C．shout at | D．think over |
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| 小题11: | | A．For | B．Instead | C．Sometimes | D．Unless |
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| 小题12: | | A．only | B．lucky | C．younger | D．happy |
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| 小题13: | | A．helped | B．enjoyed | C．dressed | D．changed |
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| 小题14: | | A．such | B．a little | C．very | D．a bit |
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| 小题15: | | A．go down | B．go into | C．jump into | D．take off |
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| 小题16: | | A．carefully | B．quickly | C．bravely | D．finally |
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| 小题18: | | A．remember | B．forget | C．believe | D．tell |
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| 小题20: | | A．became | B．felt | C．turned | D．caught |
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