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One October morning, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. Bethany Hamilton decided to go 41 with some friends in Hawaii.
As one of the best teenage surfers in the world, the 13-year-old American girl was planning to become a 42 surfer. Cheerfully, she was lying on her surfboard, waiting for the next big wave. Suddenly, a big shark 43 her left arm and shook her backwards and forwards. Bethany held onto her board and the shark eventually swam away—but it took her 44 away with it. 45 ,it attacked only once. It happened so fast that she didn’t even 46 .
As Bethany started to swim back to the beach with one arm, her friends thought she was joking. But to their horror, they saw the 47 and rushed to help.
Having lost almost half the blood, Bethany’s 48 was a miracle(奇迹),according to doctors. But she wanted to do 49 just survive.
“It never crossed my mind that I might never get on a surfboard again,” she recalled (回想)later. “I wondered whether I would actually be 50 to do it or not. But 51 I left hospital, I had decided that I was going to surf.”
With the support of her family, Bethany 52 to get back on her board only one month after the attack. Her dad fixed a handle on her surfboard to help her paddle(划水) through and into waves.
When she returned to surfing at a competition in Hawaii, Bethany was 53 in dangerous waves that broke her surfboard. As a result, she gave away her remaining boards and quit(退出). She tried using an artificial(人造的) arm, but it turned out to be 54 while surfing.
After 55 in Thailand in the 2004 earthquake and helping homeless survivors who had lost everything, Bethany 56 her decision to give up the sport she loved and 57 to try professional surfing again. Less than a year after the accident, she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii. And all her struggles and efforts 58 when she won in a world championship years later.
She also received several 59 ,including a special award for courage at the MTV Teen Choice Awards in 2004 and the Woman of the Year award from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in 2006.Her 60 ,true story gained wider attention with the release(发行) of the film “Soul Surfer”.
A. swimming B. boating C. sailing D. surfing A. professional B. free C. dream D. specialA. touched B. struck C. bit D. tookA. arm B. surfboard C. friend D. handA. Strangely B. Especially C. Surprisingly D. FortunatelyA. think B. fight C. scream D. escapeA. shark B. blood C. attack D. sceneA. survival B. courage C. accident D. injuryA. rather than B. more than C. better than D. other thanA. suitable B. lucky C. strong D. able
51.A. while B. after C. before D. until
52.A. hoped B. managed C. agreed D. offered
53.A. caught B. noticed C. lost D. driven
54.A. helpful B. useless C. wonderful D. meaningless
55.A. training B. settling C. traveling D. volunteering
56.A. reconsidered B. remembered C. recognized D. recalled
57.A. refused B. started C. decided D. continued
58.A. paid out B. paid for C. paid in D. paid off
59.A. gifts B. honors C. rewards D. praises
60.A. exciting B. dangerous C. inspiring D. adventurous