OneOctobermorningtheskywasclearandthesunwasshining.BethanyHamiltondecidedtogo41withsomefriendsinHawaii.Asoneofthebestteenagesurfersintheworldthe13-year-oldAmericangirlwasplanningtobecomea4
OneOctobermorningtheskywasclearandthesunwasshining.BethanyHamiltondecidedtogo 41 withsomefriendsinHawaii.
Asoneofthebestteenagesurfersintheworldthe13-year-oldAmericangirlwasplanningtobecomea 42 surfer.Cheerfullyshewaslyingonhersurfboardwaitingforthenextbigwave.Suddenlyabigshark 43 herleftarmandshookherbackwardsandforwards.Bethanyheldontoherboardandthesharkeventuallyswamaway—butittookher 44 awaywithit. 45 itattackedonlyonce.Ithappenedsofastthatshedidn’teven 46 .
AsBethanystartedtoswimbacktothebeachwithonearmherfriendsthoughtshewasjoking.Buttotheirhorrortheysawthe 47 andrushedtohelp.
HavinglostalmosthalfthebloodBethany’s 48 wasamiracle(奇迹)accordingtodoctors.Butshewantedtodo 49 justsurvive.
“ItnevercrossedmymindthatImightnevergetonasurfboardagain”sherecalled(回想)later.“IwonderedwhetherIwouldactuallybe 50 todoitornot.But 51 IlefthospitalIhaddecidedthatIwasgoingtosurf.”
WiththesupportofherfamilyBethany 52 togetbackonherboardonlyonemonthaftertheattack.Herdadfixedahandleonhersurfboardtohelpherpaddle(划水)throughandintowaves.
WhenshereturnedtosurfingatacompetitioninHawaiiBethanywas 53 indangerouswavesthatbrokehersurfboard.Asaresultshegaveawayherremainingboardsandquit(退出).Shetriedusinganartificial(人造的)armbutitturnedouttobe 54 whilesurfing.
After 55 inThailandinthe2004earthquakeandhelpinghomelesssurvivorswhohadlosteverythingBethany 56 herdecisiontogiveupthesportshelovedand 57 totryprofessionalsurfingagain.LessthanayearaftertheaccidentshewonfirstplaceinasurfingcompetitioninHawaii.Andallherstrugglesandefforts 58 whenshewoninaworldchampionshipyearslater.
Shealsoreceivedseveral 59 includingaspecialawardforcourageattheMTVTeenChoiceAwardsin2004andtheWomanoftheYearawardfromKingFahdofSaudiArabiain2006.Her 60 truestorygainedwiderattentionwiththerelease(发行)ofthefilm“SoulSurfer”.
41.A.swimming B.boating C.sailing D.surfing[来源:学科
42.A.professionalB.free C.dream D