中考英語完形填空專項(xiàng)集中突破訓(xùn)練50題含參考答案

中考英語完形填空專項(xiàng)集中突破訓(xùn)練50題含答案

一、完形填空

完形填空

Everygirlhasadream.SodoesLisa.Sheoncehopedthatherdreamofbeinga1.wouldcome

trueoneday.Sheworkedhardatballet（芭雷）lcssonsandtheteacherthoughtshedidwell2.ballet.

Oneday,shesawapostersayingafamousballerinatroupe（舞團(tuán)）wouldcometoherhometown.It

madehervery3."Imustmeetwiththeleader（領(lǐng)導(dǎo)）ofthetroupeandshowhimmydance!"she

saidto4..

Whenthetroupearrived,Lisa5.herballetdressandhid（藏）inthetroupedressingroom.

Whenthe6.ofthetroupewalkedintotheroom,shecameoutandintroducedherself.Shecouldn't

7.totelltheleaderaboutherdream.TheleaderaskedLisatodance8.him.Buthalfway

throughthedance,he9,herandsaid."Tmsorry.You'renot10.enough!"Hearingthis,Lisa

ranoutofthedressingroom.Shefeltquitesad.

Yearslater,Lisagaveup11.Whenshemetwiththeleaderofthetroupeagain,shewantedto

know12.hedidn'l（hinkherdancingwasgoodenough.Heanswered,"1saythistoallofmy

students.nLisasaid,"13.whatyousaidstoppedmefromdancing."

Theleadertoldherthathewasreallymovedwhenshehidinthe14.justtoshowhimher

dancing."Butifyoureallylovedballet,youwouldn'thavegivenupso15.whenItoldyouthatyou

weren'tgoodenough.'*

1.A.singerB.painterC.dancerD.writer

2.A.atB.forC.withD.in

3.A.relaxedB.excitedC.unhappyD.bored

4.A.itselfB.hismselfC.themselvesD.herself

5.A.pulonB.lookoffC.tookoutD.pulup

6.A.actorB.workerC.leaderD.musician

7.A.moveB.wantC.rememberD.wait

8.A.forB.withC.likeD.behind

9.A.stoppedB.sawC.thankedD.left

10.A.beautifulB.thinC.tallD.good

11.A.dancingB.singingC.basketballD.baseball

12.A.howB.whenC.whyD.where

13.A.SoB.ButC.BecauseD.And

14.A.livingroomB.diningroomC.dressingroomD.washingroom

15.A.slowlyB.easilyC.freelyD.quietly

完形填空

Onemorning,anoldwomanwascarryingabigbasketofcabbagesonherhandtothemarket.She

hopedto16.themto（hepeoplefromtown.

Themountainroadwasnarrow（窄的）andtheoldwomanwaswalkingIT.,becauseshedid

no:wanttohave18.andlosehercabbages.

Suddenlyshe19.aloudbellandabicyclecameroundthecorner.Itpassedherandwentvery

fast20.（hehill.Theoldwomanhadtojumptoonesideofthe21.soquickly（hatthe

basketofcabbagesnearlyfellintothevalley（山谷）.

Shelookedupandsawthatayoungboywasonthebicycle.Hewas22.onwithouteven

lookingroundtosee23.theoldwomanwasallright.

Theoldwomanbegantoshout,"Comeback,youngman!Youdroppedsomething!"

Whenheheardthis,theboystoppedthebicyclesosuddenlythathe24.felloff.Thenhe

turnedandbeganto25.thebicyclebackuptothehill."Whatisit?"heasked."WhatdidIdrop?

"Lillieboy,"（heoldwomananswered,"youdroppedourmanners（禮貌）

16.A.sendB.sellC.give

17.A.carefullyB.clearlyC.politely

18.A.amatchB.arestC.anaccident

19.A.hitB.heardC.found

20.A.overB.downC.in

21.A.roadB.streetC.town

22.A.drivingB.ridingC.running

23.A.howB.whyC.whether

24.A.usuallyB.nearlyC.easily

25.A.carryB.catchC.push

26.(B)通讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的正確答案。

Lifeisallaboutchoices.Eachtimesomethingbadhappens,youcanchoosetobeaWa而(受害者)or

laughitaway.

Jerrywas(1)bythreerobberswhileworkinginhisrestaurantonemidnight.___

⑵,hewasfoundandrushedtohospital.Afteran18-houroperation,Jerrywassavedwithpiecesof

thebullets(子彈)stillinhisbody.IsawJerryaboutsixmonthsaftertheaccident.

"Weren'tyou⑶atthattime?"Iasked.Jerrysaid,"Theparamedicsweregreat.

TheykepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefine.(4)whenIarrivedattheemergencyroomandsaw

theexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnurses,Igotreallyscared.In(5)eyes,Iread,

'He'sadeadman.'IknewI(6)todosomething."

"Wha(didyoudo?"1asked.

"Well,therewasanurseshoutingquestionsatme,"saidJerry."Sheasked(7)Iwasallergic

(過敏的)toanything.'Yes,'1replied.Thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformy___

(3)...Itookadeepbreathandyelled,'Bullets!'Overtheirlaughter,Itoldthem,'Iamchoosingto

live.OperateonmeasifIamalive,notdead."'

Jerrylivednotonly(9)theskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude(態(tài)

)5).Ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehavethe(10)tolivefully.Attitude,afterall,is

everything.

(1)A.shotB.killedC.pierced

(2)A.LuckilyB.HopefullyC.Exactly

(3)A.sadB.scaredC.shocked

(4)A.SoB.ButC.And

(5)A.myB.ourC.their

(6)A.neededB.failedC.offered

(7)A.whyB.whenC.whether

(8)A.reportB.replyC.request

(9)A.thankstoB.alongwithC.accordingto

(10)A.choiceB.abilityC.reason

27.根據(jù)短文理解，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳答案填空。

MikeisanEnglishman.Helivesina(1)buildinginthe(2)London.There

areeighteenfloorsinthebuildingandhelivesonthefifteenthfloor.He⑶alift(電梯)togoup

anddown.Heworksveryhard.He(4)toworkearly.Everydayheleaveshis(5)

andwalkstothelift.Hegetsintothelift.It(6】himdowntothefirstfloor.Hegetsoutofthe

lift.Thenhe(7)toabusstop.Thebusstopisinfrontofastation.Itisabouttwohundredmeters

fromhishome.⑻,hecatchestheNo.11bustowork.Butsometimeshegoesbybike.Heworks

inafactoryaboutten(9)fromhishome.Hiswork(10)athalfpasteight.And

finishesataquartertofive.Hegetsbackhomeathalfpastfive.

(DA.tall

B.shon

C.small

(2)A.country

B.town

C.city

(3)A.makes

B.uses

C.does

(4)A.begins

B.wants

C.goes

(5)A.home

B.building

C.office

(6)A.costs

B.spends

C.takes

(7)A.rides

B.walks

C.drives

(8)A.Usually

B.Suddenly

C.Hardly

(9)A.ways

B.minutes

C.kilometers

(10)A.ends

B.starts

C.continues

28.先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇可以填入空白處的最佳

答案。

OncetherewasamannamedChulonginThailand.Onedayhesawabeautiful(1)when

hewaswalkinginthepark.Hewentnearitquietlyandcaught(抓住)it.

"⑵doyoucatchme?"askedthebird.

"Iwanttomakemoney,"saidChulong.

"Nobodywill(3)mebecauseI'lllosemybeautywhenI'mnotfree."Thenthebeautiful

birdturnedintoacommonone.

Chulongwasunhappy.

Thebirdsaid,"(4)yousetmefree,Iwilltellyouthreesimplebutusefulrules.I'msure

theywill(5)you.”

"ButhowcanItrust(相信)⑹?Youmayflyaway,"saidChulong.

"Iwon't,"saidthebird.

Chulongsetthebirdfree,anditsatinatree.

Nowtellmethe(7),saidChulong.

“OK,"saidthebird."Thefirstruleisnevertrusteverythingotherssay.Thesecondruleisneverbe

unhappyabout⑻youdon'thave.Thethirdruleisneverthrowaway(扔掉)whatyouhavein

yourhand'

Yousillybird"shoutedChulongM.Everyoneknowsthesethreerules.Youcheated(欺騙)me.”

Butthebirdsaid,"Chulong,(9)allyouractionstoday.Youhadmeinyourhandbut

youthrewmeaway.YoutrustedallIsaid.Andyouarcunhappyaboutnothavingme.Althoughtherulesarc

simpleyounever(10)themAftersayingthisthebirdflewaway.

(1)A.catB.dogC.birdD.mouse

(2)A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.Where

(3)A.drawB.buyC.leaveD.teach

(4)A.BeforeB.IfC.ThoughD.Because

(5)A.findB.askC.standD.help

(6)A.himB.itC.youD.them

(7)A.reasonsB.jokesC.resultsD.rules

(8)A.somethingB.everythingC.somebodyD.everybody

(9)A.makeupB.bringoutC.thinkaboutD.listento

(10)A.makeB.followC.expectD.show

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

Formanypeople,it'sinterestingtotakethetrain.Usuallyitis,29.sometimesitisn't.Peter'sbest

friendEriclivesinasmall30.,farfromPeter'scity.Ericworksatastore.Thestore31.al1

kindsoffruitatverygoodprices.Manypeoplecometobuythefruitinhisstore.Soeverydayheisvery__

32..EveryyearPeterdriveshiscarto33.hisbestfriend.

ButthisyearPeter34.wanttobethesame.Sohetakesthe35.there.36.the

morninghegetsupatabout9:00andtakesataxitothe37..Therearetoomanypeopleinit.It

takeshimaboutanhourtogettotlietraindoor.Whenhelinesup(排隊(duì))infrontofthetraindoor,hefinds

oneofhis38.islost.Twoofhisfavoritebooksandsomefood39.init.Heisverysad.

WhenPetergetsonthetrain,lotsofpeoplearearound40.Hecan'tfindhis41.and

hastostandforaboutthreehoursbeforehegelsoffthetrain.11*8reallyalongandtiring42.,he

thinks.Luckilyhehasagooddinnerwhenhegetstohisbestfriend'shomeinthevillage.Doyouthinkhe

willtakehis43.tripbytrain?I'mafraidnot!

29.A.andB.soC.becauseD.but

30.A.schoolB.cityC.villageD.store

31.A.sellB.buyC.saleD.sells

32.A.busyB.interestingC.funD.free

33.A.lookB.askC.seeD.watch

34.A.isn'tB.don'tC.can'tD.doesn't

35.A.trainB.busC.carD.bike

36.A.OnB.InC.AtD.For

37.A.storeB.trainstationC.busstopD.school

38.A.bagB.boxC.bagsD.case

39.A.isB.areC.amD.be

40.A.itB.themC.himD.her

41.A.deskB.chairC.seatD.bed

42.A.yearB.dayC.tripD.week

43.A.firstB.nextC.lastD.second

44.Youmaythinkthereisonlysandinthedesertoftheworld,butitisnottrue.Inthedesert,asweknow,

thereisalittle(1)anditisnot(2)formostplants.Stillwecanseesomeplants

liveinthedesert.

Thereis⑶insomeplacesinthedeserts.Wc(4)theseplacesoases(綠洲).Inthe

oases,therearevillagesandtowns.Peoplegrow(5)kindsofvegetablesandriceinthefields

there.People(6)liveoutsidetheoases.Theyhavecamels,sheepandotheranimals.These

animalslive(7)thedesertplantsfortheirfoodanddonotneedanywater.The(8)

areusefultothedesertpeopleinmanyways.Theyeatthe(9)anddrinkthemilkofthe

animals.They(10)thecamelsforcarryingwater,food,and(11).

Thepeopleofthedeserthavetokeep(12)fromplacetoplace.Theymustalwayslook___

(13)grassordesertplantsfortheiranimals.Whenthere(14)nomorefoodfortheir

animals,theymovetoanotherplace.Thedesertpeopleare(15).Everyoneinthedesertlikesto

helpthepeopleintroubleandgivethemfoodandwater.

(1)A.rainB.rainsC.windD.winds

(2)A.goodB.goodenoughC.enoughgoodD.enough

(3)A.earthB.plantsC.woodD.water

(4)A.sayB.callC.tellD.find

(5)A.everyB.allC.aD.one

(6)A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.still

(7)A.onB.withC.ofD.by

(8)A.waterB.plantsC.animalsD.food

(9)A.mealB.meatC.bodyD.food

(10)A.letB.makeC.driveD.use

(11)A.othersomethingB.somethingother

:.elsesomethingD.somethingelse

(12)A.walkingB.carryingC.movingD.going

(13)A.upB.forC.afterD.at

(14)A.isB.areC.haveD.has

(15)A.carefullyB.carefulC.friendlyD.friend

45.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳

選項(xiàng)。

ThanksgivingDaywascoming.MissGreenaskedherstudentstodospecial(1)as

homework."Pleasedrawapicturetoshowyour(2)"saidMissGreen.

Theneveryonebegantodrawpictures.Mostoftheclassdrewaturkeyorothertraditionalthings,

bu:Douglas,ashyboy,drewa(3)thing.Heonlydrewonehand.MissGreenwasvery___

(4).

"Whosehandisit?"MissGreenaskedDouglas.Hisclassmateswerealsosurprisedathispicture.

Onechildsaid,"Ilmustbeafarmershand,becauseI'armers(5)turkeys."Othersguesseditwas

hisfather'shandbecauseDouglas'sfamilywasvery(6)andhisfatherhadtoworkdayandnight

formoney.

"It's(7)hand."answeredDouglas.

"Mine?Whydoyoudrawmyhand?"saidMissGreen.

"Youoften(8)myhandtoplayoutside.Andyouteachmehowtoholdmypencil.Your

handsarevery(9)tome."

Theteacher'seyesbecome(10).Oh,theboywasshowinghisthankstohisteacher.

(1)A.questionsB.giftsC.workD.toys

(2)A.thanksB.wishesC.asksD.shouts

(3)A.lovelyB.difficultC.beautifulD.different

(4)A.excitedB.unhappyC.sickD.surprised

(5)A.eatB.buyC.keepD.kill

(6)A.poorB.happyC.richD.clean

(7)A.herB.yourC.myD.our

(8)A.drawB.giveC.takeD.reach

(9)A.kindB.warmC.cuteD.strange

(10)A.wetB.weakC.wideD.pretty

46.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每小題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)能填入空白

處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Childrenlove(heirparents,bulIdidn'tgetonwellwithmyparentsbefore.Ihardlytalkedtomy

parents,becausetheylikedto(1)mewithmysister.Andthatmademeunhappy.Isometimes

argued⑵themforthat.

However,IwantedtoshowthemthatIcoulddothingsaswellasmysister.ThenIbegantospend

mostofmyfreetimepaintinginmybedroom.Luckily,myartteacher,MissGreen,(3)tohelp

mealot.Shetaughtmesonicdrawing(4)toimprovemypainting.ShewastheonlypersonI

wouldliketotalkwith.

Oneday,ItoldMissGreenaboutmyproblem.Sheencouragedmetoenterapaintingcompetition.

Inhermind,thebestwaytocommunicatewithmyparentswas(oprove(證明)⑸.1tookher

advice.

Severaldayslater,MissGreentoldmetheresult.Iwasveryhappyandexcited(6)Iwon

thefirstprize!Myparentswerevery(7)andIcouldseethattheywereveryhappy.Andthey

begantocaremoreaboutme.Now(8)betweenmyparentsandmehavebecomeverygood.And

Ithinkit'sveryimportanttohavesomeonetotalkwith.

(1)A.shareB.compareC.control

(2)A.withB.forC.about

(3)A.hadB.neededC.offered

(4)A.skillsB.membersC.decisions

(5)A.myselfB.yourselfC.herself

(6)A.soB.thoughC.because

(7)A.crazyB.surprisedC.clear

(8)A.relationsB.situationsC.opinions

閱讀下面短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C,D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

MelKiserwasdrivingalongabusyhighwayinColumbus,Ohio,HesawanarmoredIruck［運(yùn)鈔車)and

afewcarsaheadofhim.Suddenlythebackdoorofthearmoredtruck47.Andablueplasticbagfell

ou:ofthetruck.AcarinfrontofMrKiserhitthebag.Andmoneyspilled(灑落)outofit.Thenanotherbag

felloutofthetruck,andanother.Moneywas48.everywhere.

Atfirst,driversthoughtthe49.papersonthehighwaywereleaves.Thentheyrealizedthatthe

paperswerenotleaves------theyweremoney!Driversquicklystoppedrightinthemiddleofthehighwayand

jumpedoutoftheircars.Theybegan50.money!Theywereputtingten,twenty,andone—hundred

dollarbillsintotheirpockets.MrKiseralsogotoutofhiscar.Hetookholdofabagofmoney,putthebagin

hiscar,anddroveaway.

Later,MrKiser51.themoney.Hehad$57,000.ForthenexttwohoursMrKiserthoughtabout

themoney.He52.aboutspendingit.HeneededanewTVsetforhishouse.Hewantedtotakea

vacationinFlorida.Burhedecided(oreiurnthemoney.Hedrove(o(hepolicestationandgavethepoliceihe

S57,OOO.Thereotherpeople53.money,too.Butmostofthemoney—almostonemilliondollarswere

stillmissing.Thetruckcompany54.a10percentreward.Ifyoureturn$1,000,forexample,wewill

payyou$100."thecompanysaid.

Thenthecompanygotsome55.Amantelephoneandsaid,"Iwasdrivingalongthehighway

whenIsawthetrafficjamandthemoney.Peoplewere56.everywhere.Ihadacamerainmycarand

Itooksomepictures.Wouldyoulikethepictures?"

"Yes!"answeredthetruckcompany.Thecompanygavethepicturestothepolice.Thepolicelooked___

57.atthepictures.Theylookedatthecars,thelicenseplates,andthepeople's58.Theytriedto

findthepeoplewhohadtakenthemoney,buttheydidn'thavemuch59.

Onemanwhohadtakenmoney60.aColumbusnewspaper,Themandidnotgivehisname,"I

tooktwobagsofmoney,"hesaid,"Fmgoingtotakethemoneyand61.Columbus.Ihaveenough

moneyfortherestofmylife."

Themanwasarrestedandputintoprisonatlast.

47.A.brokenB.droppedC.shutD.opened

48.A.lyingB.fallingC.flyingD.showing

49.A.greenB.yellowC.redD.white

50.A.lookingforB.pickingupC.puttingawayD.laughingat

51.A.spentB.hidC.countedD.lent

52.A.complainedB.dreamedC.worriedD.cared

53.A.madeB.receivedC.refusedD.returned

54.A.paidB.offeredC.acceptedD.wasted

55.A.helpB.troubleC.moneyD.time

56.A.runningB.jumpingC.watchingD.stealing

57.A.quicklyB.carelesslyC.angrilyD.closely

58.A.pocketsB.facesC.namesD.ages

59.A.chanceB.funC.luckD.experience

60.A.visitedB.helpedC.telephonedD.invited

61.A.leaveB.discoverC.visitD.develop

62.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Laughterisnaturalforpeople.Westartiolaugha(aboutfourmonthsofage.Wesrantolaugheven

⑴westarttospeak.

Laughterconnectsuswithothers.Welaughmorewhenwearewithotherpeople.It'sdifficultto

pretendtolaugh.Laughteris(2).Whenpeoplepretendtolaugh,mostpeopleknowit'snotreal.

Whendopeoplelaugh?

Only10to20percentoflaughterisaboutsomething(3).Mostlaughterisaboutbeing

friendlywithotherpeople.Mostlaughtersays,"Idon'twantto(4)withyou.Iwanttobe

friendlywithyou."Thiskindoflaughterbringspeopletogether.

Weoftenlaughwhenweieelnervous.Inmovies,thereisoftenajokeatanexcitingmomentwhen

everyonefeelsnervous.Itisusuallya(n)(5)joke,butwelaughalot.Ourlaughterhelpsus___

(6).

Whydoesn'teveryonelaughatthesamejoke?

Noteveryonehasthesamesenseof⑺.Somepeoplethinkajokeisfunny,butother

peopledon'tthinkso.Peoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhatisfunny.

Ourideaofwhatisfunnychangeswith(8).Foryoungchildren,theworldisnew.They

arcinterestedinmanythings,sotheylaugh(9).Teenagersoftenlaughtoprotectthemselves.

Adultslaughatthemselvesandotherpeoplewithsimilarproblems.Theylaughalthingsthatgivethem

stress.Our(10)fbrlaughterchangegradually.

(1)A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.until

(2)A.honestB.difficultC.happyD.different

(3)A.crazyB.wonderfulC.funnyD.amazing

(4)A.laughB.workC.playD.compete

(5)A.smallB.bigC.interestingD.famous

(6)A.workB.exerciseC.sleepD.relax

(7)A.smellB.dutyC.humourD.safety

(8)A.knowledgeB.placesC.timeD.culture

(9)A.alittleB.alotC.loudlyD.happily

(10)A.examplesB.mindsC.resultsD.reasons

63.完形填空

GillianLynne⑴didwellinschoolasachild.Shecouldn'tsitfbrlongandoftenfound

herselfneverstopmoving.Hermotherwasquite(2)abouther.ShetookLynnetoadoctor.For

20minutes,shetalkedaboutthe(3)Lynnehadinschool.Then,thedoctorsaidtoLynne,"Ineed

tospeaktoyourmotherfirst.Waithere."

Ashermotherandthedoctorlefttheroom,thedoctor(4)theradio.Hethensaidto

Lynne'smother,"Juststandandwatchher."Theminutetheylefttheroom,Lynnewasdancingtothemusic

ontheradio.

ThedoctorthenturnedtoLynne'smotherandsaid,"Mrs.Lynne,yourdaughterisn't(5).

She'sadancer.Takehertoadanceschool.”

Soshedid.Lynne'snewdanceschoolwasfullofpeoplejustlikeherpeoplewhohadto(6)

whentheywerethinking.LynnelaterwenttotheRoyalBalletSchool,oneoftheworld's⑺

danceschools,andbecameagreat⑻.Afterleavingtheschool,sheworkedonsomeofthemost

successfulmusicalsinhistory,suchasCatsandPhantomoftheOpera(《歌劇魅影》).Itis(9)

tobelievethatyearsago,somebodyelsewouldjusttakehertothedoctorandtellhertocalmdown.

It'simportanttolook(1())tofindourtruetalents.

(1)A.alwaysB.usuallyC.never

(2)A.worriedB.excitedC.relaxed

(3)A.informationB.problemsC.resolutions

(4)A.turnedoffB.turneddownC.turnedon

(5)A.sickB.creativeC.talented

(6)A.touchB.watchC.move

(7)A.smallestB.greatestC.worst

(8)A.reporterB.pianistC.dancer

(9)A.hardB.interestingC.easy

(10)A.outsideB.insideC.beside

完形填空

OnthebeachofStoneHarbor,NewJersey,Mariewaswalkingwithhereight-year-oldbrother,

Eden.

"WhydoesMomhavetogo?"Edenaskedagain,withfearinhiseyes.

"Mom'sa64.servinginthearmyreserve.Whenthearmyneedsher,theycallheruptotake

careofthewoundedsoldiers."Maricanswered.

DadhadaskedhertoexplaintoEdenthatMomwould65.afterthewar."You'reoldernow,

biggirl.You66.

No,Mariedidn'tunderstand.Beingthirteendidn'tbringheranylessfearofMoms67..How

couldsheconvinceherbrotherwhensheneededtomake68.believeit?Shelookedoverher

shoulderandsawEden's69.face.Thattroubledher.Shedidn'twantherbrothertogothroughthe

70.ofnotknowingwhatwasgoingon.

Wantingtomakehim71.,Mariesuggested,"Let'stryfloatingbythewater'sedge.Lieback."

Slowly,Edenspreadhisbodyontopofthewater.Marielaybacktoo,relaxed.Whentheystoodup,Marie

realizedtheywereontheothersiceoftheseawall.72.shebegantoleadthewaybacktothemain

beach.

"Nowthatyoucanfloat,staybesideme,"Mariesaid,trippinginthewater.

"OK,"answeredEden.

Suddenly,Mariestumbledintoaholeinthesandunderwater.