Surfing: It's Not Just for Boys Anymore 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 : surfing. But isn't that a boy thing? Some people . Most certainly not. I started surfing about five years ago and in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first was the best feeling I had ever experienced. When I try to surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my , there's nothing like it. It involves body, , and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that , becoming one with the , is like I'm weightless. The one thing I can from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the 'best surfer' because the ocean 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 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it from any other sport. I've 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 , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start the limits of things boys and men used to dominate（主宰）？ There're women side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to , and they will. 小题1: A．tell B．answer C．give D．realize 小题2: A．wonder B．understand C．reply D．believe 小题3: A．stayed B．came C．dropped D．fell 小题4: A．wave B．storm C．sail D．boat 小题5: A．bring B．connect C．compare D．tie 小题6: A．work B．study C．holiday D．life 小题7: A．mind B．effort C．health D．time 小题8: A．along B．above C．around D．by 小题9: A．beach B．water C．board D．lake 小题10: A．sky B．world C．earth D．ocean 小题11: A．take B．get C．make D．keep 小题12: A．catches B．includes C．offers D．collects 小题13: A．sharp B．great C．hard D．calm 小题14: A．known B．right C．far D．different 小题15: A．chosen B．tried C．learned D．promised 小题16: A．levels B．points C．steps D．parts 小题17: A．reaching B．accepting C．pushing D．setting 小题18: A．sitting B．walking C．fighting D．working 小题19: A．of B．from C．on D．with 小题20: A．think B．succeed C．perform D．feel