If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 　36　:surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 　37　.Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and　38　in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first 　39　 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to 　40　 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my ___41_　,there’s nothing like it. It involves body,　42　,and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 　43　 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 　44　,becoming one with the 　45　,is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can 　46　 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 　47　 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and 　48　.All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 　49　  from any other sport.
I’ve 　50　 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 　51　,so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 　52　 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate?
There’re women 　53　 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 　54　 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __55　, and they will.

A．tell B．answer C．give D．realize

A．wonder B．understand C．reply D．believe

A．stayed B．came C．dropped D．fell

A．wave B．storm C．sail D．boat

A．bring B．connect C．compare D．tie

A．work B．study C．holiday D．life

A．mind B．effort C．health D．time

A．along B．above C．around D．by

A．beach B．water C．board D．lake

A．sky B．world C．earth D．ocean

A．take B．get C．make D．keep

A．catches B．includes　 C．offers D．collects

A．sharp B．great C．hard D．calm

A．known B．right C．far D．different

A．chosen B．tried C．learned D．promised

A．levels B．points C．steps D．parts

A．reaching B．accepting C．pushing D．setting

A．sitting B．walking C．fighting D．working

A．of B．from C．on D．with

A．think B．succeed C．perform D．feel