It was an afternoon in the winter. Some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the ___1____. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “Wouldn’t it be ___2___ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __3___ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___4__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed. Early in the morning, three days __5____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___6___ for a bus to take us to the __7___. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __8___ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___9__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __10___. We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. __11___ we were proud that we were the __12___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __13__ ourselves quickly. But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt __14___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ____15__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___16___. The water was unbelievably cold. ___17___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never ___18___. I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So __19___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home. We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all __20__ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience. 小题1: A．object B．topic C．opinion D．center 小题2: A．interesting B．lucky C．happy D．surprising 小题3: A．what B．how C．that D．why 小题4: A．worse B．ill C．stronger D．better 小题5: A．later B．past C．since D．before 小题6: A．asking B．meeting C．waiting D．looking 小题7: A．swimming pool B．sands C．lake D．river 小题8: A．only B．though C．even D．since 小题9: A．cold B．warm C．hot D．cool 小题10: A．speak out B．talk about C．shout at D．think over 小题11: A．For B．Instead C．Sometimes D．Unless 小题12: A．only B．lucky C．younger D．happy 小题13: A．helped B．enjoyed C．dressed D．changed 小题14: A．such B．a little C．very D．a bit 小题15: A．go down B．go into C．jump into D．take off 小题16: A．carefully B．quickly C．bravely D．finally 小题17: A．Last B．Next C．When D．Then 小题18: A．remember B．forget C．believe D．tell 小题19: A．did B．do C．were D．had 小题20: A．became B．felt C．turned D．caught