Bethany Hamilton is from Hawaii.When she was just a （1）

C

C

girl，she and her friend were surfing in the ocean.While they were surfing， （2）

B

B

accident happened，a shark attacked Hamilton.In the attack，Hamilton lost her left arm.
    Hamilton （3）

D

D

to the hospital right away.When she arrived，she had already lost more than half of her blood and almost died.Luckily，doctors saved her life in the end.Hamilton loved surfing，and she didn't want to stop.Of course，it was much （4）

C

C

for her now because she only had one arm.But she decided to learn from the start.First，she got a special surfboard.This board was thicker and it was easier to control.Then，she started to exercise her legs.She needed stronger legs because she （5）

A

A

kick more to push the board forward through the water.Finally，she learned （6）

A

A

to surf with only one arm.Less than one month after （7）

B

B

her arm，she was surfing again on （8）

D

D

own.
    Today，Hamilton is a professional（職業(yè)的） surfer.She surfs in competitions around the world.She has been in competitions with （9）

C

C

in the USA，Brazil，and Australia.In total，she （10）

D

D

a few important competitions so far.She no longer needs a special surfboard.She uses the same kind of surfboard （11）

D

D

everyone else uses.
    Hamilton uses her experiences to teach people to never give up.She goes on TV shows.Two years ago，she （12）

B

B

a book about the shark attack and her difficulties.Her experiences were even made into a movie，which made her famous （13）

A

A

won several awards because of her great courage. （14）

C

C

so many things have happened to her，she says she is still just a surfer.
    Besides，Hamilton thinks that （15）

C

C

people has been a wonderful experience for her because she has learned a lot about life，love，and being strong.

（1）	A.13 years old	B.13 year old	C.13-year-old	D.13-years-old
（2）	A.a	B.an	C.the	D./
（3）	A.sent	B.has sent	C.is sent	D.was sent
（4）	A.hard	B.hardly	C.harder	D.the hardest
（5）	A.had to	B.should	C.could	D.might
（6）	A.how	B.what	C.that	D.which
（7）	A.to lose	B.losing	C.lose	D.lost
（8）	A.she	B.herself	C.hers	D.her
（9）	A.another	B.the other	C.others	D.other
（10）	A.win	B.wins	C.won	D.has won
（11）	A.of	B.from	C.about	D.as
（12）	A.writes	B.wrote	C.has written	D.was writing
（13）	A.and	B.but	C.so	D.or
（14）	A.Unless	B.Since	C.Although	D.If
（15）	A.help	B.to help	C.helping	D.helped