TrudyanAmericangirltriedswimmingacrosstheEnglishChannel.ThatwasAugust61962.Herfatherhad 51 hertwothings.Onewasnottopullheroutofthewater 52 sheasked.Theotherwastogiveheraredsports 53 ifshemadeit.
IngayspiritsTrudy 54 outswimmingstrongly.Alltheswimmersstartedat7:09inthemorning.Hisfatherandthetrainerweregoingalonginaboatbesideher.
Atteno’clockrainbeganfalling. 55 Trudytrod(踩)waterwhiledrinkingandeatingachickenleg.Thenshestartedswimming 56 .Thewindwas 57 andtheseabecamerougher.
Late 58 thewindbecameevenworse.Thetrainer 59 itwasuselesstryingtofinish.HecalledtoTrudyto 60 .
“Nohumanbeingcoulddoitinthisweather”hesaid“It’s 61 togoon.
Howeverherfathershouted“Don’tgrabher.Lether 62 ”
Atseveno’clockthetides(潮水)turned 63 her.Itwasmoredifficulttomoveahead.ButTrudystillswamon.She 64 victorywaspossiblenowfortheEnglishcoastwasin 65 .
Itwasgettingdark.Asoundcouldbeheard 66 thewind;hundredsofcarhorns(喇叭)werecheeringheron.With 67 strengthshefinishedthelast200yards.
At9︰35p.m.Trudygotoutofwater.Shehadswumsome35milesin 68 the21-mile-wide-Channel 69 astrongstorm.Butshehadmadeitin14hoursand30minutes.
“WellPop”shesaidtoherfather.“I 70 Igetmycarthistimedon’tI?”
51.A.given B.refused C.allowed D.promised
52.A.as B.unless C.evenif D.when
53.A.suit B.shoe C.hat D.car
54.A.rushed B.left C.started D.worked
55.A.Atmidday B.InthemorningC.IntheeveningD.Inthelateafternoon
56.A.faster B.betterC.again D.across
57.A.stopping B.risingC.changing D.increasing
58.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night
59.A.thought B.considered C.decided D.felt
60.A.keepup B.slowdownC.giveup D.takearest
61.A.difficult B.stupid C.impossible D.unnecessary
62.A.go B.decide C.comeout D.goon
63.A.t