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In 1990 my husband, Donald, andI were vacationing in Hawaii. Donald and I had been there many times
over the years.
The weather was1that day and we practically had the beach to ourselves. The2reached its top,
close to shore, andI walked3into the surf, waiting for a breaker. Within seconds the huge waves knocked
me off my4. My legs suddenly felt powerless. I thrust my arms up. 'Help! Help!'
My husband was on the beach with his5 , ready to take a picture of me riding in on a breaker. 'Donald!' I6 , struggling to signal with my hands. He didn't7 . He couldn't hear my cries. The few others on the
beach were too far away.
8I knew that if I swam with the current (洋流) I'd stay along , I panicked and fought to get10
on the beach. I tried desperately to keep my head11water. But I couldn't get back to shore, no matter how
hard I tried.
Extremely12and out of breath, I looked up. A nice-looking young man was beside me He stood solidly,
as if his feet were13in the ocean floor. How strong he14be, I thought. 'Take my hand,' he said, 'and relax.'
I15for him and the next thing I knew I was16toward my husband.
Donald held me tight, understanding at last that I had been17. 'I'm so glad you're safe,' he18.
'Thanks to this young man,' I said,19to introduce my rescuer.
'He was here a second ago,' Donald said. We looked20. No one was anywhere near US.
( )1. A. perfect
( )2. A. beach
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( )4. A. head
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( )9. A. sea
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( )13. A. planted
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( )18. A. answered
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B. skillfully
B. shoulders
B. friends
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B. worry
B. Whenever
B. ship
B. over
B. above
B. painful
B. reflected
B. can
B. asked
B. walking
B. in sight
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B. attempting
B. up C. typical
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C. proudly
C. hands
C. camera
C. begged
C. react
C. Ever since
C. wave
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C. separated
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C. on time
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C. beginning
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D. umbrella
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