• For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A HISTORY OF SURFING
The history of surfing undoubtedly goes (0) BACK a long way. It seems to (9) .......... formed a central part of the culture of the Polynesian people, who were inhabitants of islands in the Pacific Ocean (10) .......... as Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaii. These people did not regard surfing (11) .......... a mere recreational activity. For them, it was much (12) .......... of an art. Although surfing disappeared from many parts of Polynesia in (13) .......... early twentieth century, a small number of people in Hawaii kept the tradition alive. In 1912, it spread to the east coast of the United States, and in particular to Virginia Beach, (14) .......... became an important surfing center. Surfing developed quite rapidly from then on, and the design of surfboards became more sophisticated. However, (15) .......... was not until the 1960s that surfing came to be a truly global phenomenon, boosted not only by the success of surfing films (16) .......... also by pop songs about surfing culture.
The history of surfing undoubtedly goes (0) BACK a long way. It seems to (9) ..have........ formed a central part of the culture of the Polynesian people, who were inhabitants of islands in the Pacific Ocean (10) .....such..... as Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaii. These people did not regard surfing (11) ....as...... a mere recreational activity. For them, it was much (12) .....more..... of an art. Although surfing disappeared from many parts of Polynesia in (13) ...the....... early twentieth century, a small number of people in Hawaii kept the tradition alive. In 1912, it spread to the east coast of the United States, and in particular to Virginia Beach, (14) .....which..... became an important surfing center. Surfing developed quite rapidly from then on, and the design of surfboards became more sophisticated. However, (15) ....it...... was not until the 1960s that surfing came to be a truly global phenomenon, boosted not only by the success of surfing films (16) .....but..... also by pop songs about surfing cultur
