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“I just think, a year ago, at 54 years of age, I couldn't swim. I was terrified at the thought of go...
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“I just think, a year ago, at 54 years of age, I couldn't swim. I was terrified at the thought of going into the water. Now, I have just ______my 200 meters. It feels like a_______ , and it is all thanks to Everyday Swim”.
It's never too late to learn swimming. Angela King, 55, is a perfect______of it. For years, she had to _____ sitting on the side of a pool watching her family splash(拍水)around. Then in August 2016, the family went to an attraction they hadn’t _____ for 15 years. Angela thought, “All this time, I still can't ______. When I get back home tomorrow, I’m going to find out more about swimming _______.
In the cold light of day, she felt a little________,but her husband David searched the Internet for swimming classes. He found Everyday Swim at the local Haleigh pool and________Angela to sign up. When she turned up for her first training, she says, "I felt a bit sick and _______, but this soon passed. The instructor _____ put me at ease, as did the other people in the class. They were all shapes and sizes, ______ they were all feeling like me.”
As the lessons _______, she learned to become more ______ in the water. At first, it was a simple _______of learning she wasn’t going to sink. Then during the third lesson, the Olympic gold medal winner Duncan Goodhew turned up to offer _______. “I couldn’t believe it. He held my hand and we all held hands in a circle and splashed under the water. What he did made me believe that I could ______ it.”
When the 10 lessons for £100 offer finished at the pool, she______ to sign up for lessons. In fact, from initially(开始) being _______of the water, Angela was now becoming a regular swimmer and _______some certificates along the way.
1.A. undertook B. won C. completed D. challenged
2.A. dream B. game C. show D. suffer
3.A. founder B. success C. example D. pioneer
4.A. settle for B. give up C. turn in D. look out
5.A. visited B. searched C. passed D. covered
6.A. believe B. swim C. learn D. forget
7.A. hours B. lessons C. places D. problems
8.A. calm B. frightened C. grateful D. hesitant
9.A. reminded B. allowed C. forced D. encouraged
10.A. strange B. worried C. desperate D. disappointed
11.A. only B. nearly C. hardly D. really
12.A. for B. so C. and D. though
13.A. progressed B. finished C. improved D. began
14.A. energetic B. attractive C. confident D. outstanding
15.A. matter B. act C. symbol D. sign
16.A. prize B. support C. strength D. safety
17.A. try B. take C. get D. make
18.A. helped B. joined C. began D. continued
19.A. fond B. curious C. scared D. doubtful
20.A. picking B. collecting C. accepting D. registering
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