Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her her skills.
One day, John Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more it would be for Michelle to control her board. , he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.
Michelle had decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be ,” she says.
A.lectures B.lessons C.skills D.measures
A.show B.teach C.require D.improve
A.expected B.controlled C.instructed D.saved
A.anyone B.everyone C.none D.someone
A.sails B.chances C.tips D.handles
A.get up B.slow down C.die down D.pick up
A.challenging B.exciting C.interesting D.frightening
A.Amazed B.Worried C.Frustrated D.Surprised
A.always B.still C.already D.even
A.board B.line C.boat D.kite
A.So B.And C.Or D.But
A.attached B.appealed C.applied D.added
A.managed B.attempted C.demanded D.advised
A.bravely B.nearly C.slowly D.quickly
A.fetch B.bring C.lift D.put
A.reach B.sense C.remember D.feel
A.down B.onto C.back D.out
A.doubted B.insisted C.figured D.pretended
A.heart B.strength C.care D.consideration
A.enjoyed B.pleased C.pushed D.spent