Derek Rabelo was born in Brazil in 1992. His father called him Derek after a famous ________ star, Derek Ho. Derek’s father wanted Derek to become a surfer, too, but there was a ________: unluckily, Derek was born ________. His father’s dream to see his son surf seemed ________!
When Derek was 17, his father told him about his ________. From that moment, Derek tried his best to become a surfer. ________ went to the beach every day and started taking surfing ________ with a coach. Derek kept trying and ________, he learned to surf!
Derek explains that ________ he can’t see, he understands the noises that the waves make and he can ________ them when they are coming. He says every part of a wave makes a different noise, ________ he knows which direction to surf in.
In 2012, he flew to Hawaii to surf one of the most challenging and dangerous ________ in the world. Local surfers were very ________ to see the confident young man surf the huge wave with no problem ________.
A film producer decided to make a film about him. Beyond Sight tells Derek’s inspirational story and teaches us that nothing is impossible if you ________ yourself!
1.A.swimming | B.surfing | C.film | D.pop |
2.A.problem | B.rule | C.promise | D.plan |
3.A.poor | B.weak | C.deaf | D.blind |
4.A.necessary | B.real | C.impossible | D.proper |
5.A.story | B.advice | C.truth | D.dream |
6.7.A.matches | B.lessons | C.photos | D.exams |
8.A.instead | B.usually | C.still | D.finally |
9.A.although | B.unless | C.when | D.before |
10.A.see | B.touch | C.hear | D.taste |
11.12.A.waves | B.beaches | C.islands | D.sports |
13.A.sorry | B.worried | C.scared | D.surprised |
14.A.after all | B.at all | C.at the same time | D.from time to time |
15.A.deal with | B.depend on | C.believe in | D.look after |