Doug Falter returned home on the evening of February 3, 2018, exhausted. The 33-year-old had just _______ Hawaii's Waimea Bay crazily. Back home, Falter took his search online “I was surfing tonight and _______ my baby,” he wrote on Facebook. That “baby” was a blue surfboard custom-made for him. Hours earlier, the crash of a big wave had _______ Falter from this prized possession.
“I caught the biggest waves of my life on that board," Falter later said “That's why it _______ so much to me. ” He hoped it would be washed to shore and that whoever _______ it would have also seen his post. But_______ pushing Falter's Surfboard ashore, the waves swept it out to sea, away from Hawaiian Islands.
Weeks passed with no_______ of the surfboard. Then months, Falter bought a new surfboard for $1,500. But he _______ completely forget about the board, which floated to Philippines six months after it disappeared. The local fisherman who found it_______ the board to Giovanne Branzuela, a teacher who hoped to learn to surf and share skills with ________.
The once-blue board had ________ during its journey, but its typical ________ were still there: two elephants in a diamond ring. Underneat the ring were the ________ “Doug Falter's Surfboard, Hawaii. ”
“I couldn't ________ it,” Branzuela said on realizing how far the surfboard had traveled. He________ Falter online last July and sent him a________ of the board. Falter immediately asked for more photos. Those ________ pictures confirmed the board was his. Falter was ________ to learn that his “baby” had traveled across the world's largest ocean and ________
He was excited to hear this guy bought it for his students. “I think this is the________ way I could have ever lost $1,500. I couldn't imagine a better ending. ”
【小题1】A.scanned | B.explored | C.toured | D.admired |
【小题2】A.cast | B.missed | C.forgot | D.lost |
【小题3】A.freed | B.saved | C.protected | D.separated |
【小题4】A.tells | B.sends | C.means | D.offers |
【小题5】A.dropped | B.spotted | C.rescued | D.bought |
【小题6】A.regardless of | B.instead of | C.more than | D.other than |
【小题7】A.sign | B.effect | C.sense | D.memory |
【小题8】A.sometimes | B.always | C.never | D.almost |
【小题9】A.rented | B.sold | C.donated | D.delivered |
【小题10】A.friends | B.students | C.colleagues | D.strangers |
【小题11】A.faded | B.remained | C.swollen | D.shrunk |
【小题12】A.covers | B.shapes | C.markings | D.colors |
【小题13】A.patterns | B.designs | C.mottos | D.words |
【小题14】A.make | B.help | C.believe | D.forget |
【小题15】A.called on | B.relied on | C.looked forward to | D.reached out to |
【小题16】A.file | B.post | C.link | D.photo |
【小题17】A.extra | B.old | C.funny | D.spare |
【小题18】A.confused | B.inspired | C.amazed | D.embarrassed |
【小题19】A.escaped | B.survived | C.left | D.continued |
【小题20】A.coolest | B.easiest | C.fastest | D.safest |