Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
SWIMMING
The warm rain tumbled from the gutter in one of those midsummer downpours as I hastened across the lawn behind my house and took shelter in the pool. Breaststroking up and down, I nosed along with eyes just at water level. Each raindrop exploded in a momentary, bouncing fountain that turned into a bubble and burst. The best moments were when the storm intensified, drowning birdsong, and a haze rose off the water as though the pool itself were rising to meet the lowering sky.
It was at the height of this drenching in the summer of 1996 that the notion of a long swim through Britain began to form itself. I wanted to follow the rain on its meanderings about our land to rejoin the sea, to break out of the frustration of a lifetime doing lengths, of endlessly turning back on myself like a tiger pacing its cage.
Most of us live in a world where more and more places and things are signposted, labeled, and officially 'interpreted'. There is something about all this that is turning the reality of things into virtual reality. It is the reason why walking, cycling, and swimming will always be subversive activities. They allow us to regain a sense of what is old and wild, by getting off the beaten track and breaking free of the official version of things. A swimming journey would give me access to that part of our world which, like darkness, misty woods, or high mountains, still retains most mystery.
1, The incident in 1996 illustrates that, to the writer, rain is a symbol of ____________
A. repetitive cycles.
B. enviable freedom.
C. destroyed illusions.
D. threatening power.
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2, Why does the writer regard swimming as a 'subversive activity'?
A. It involves no equipment or technology.
B. It replicates an ancient skill.
C. It allows direct contact with nature.
D. It requires no official permission.
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2, Why does the writer regard swimming as a 'subversive activity'?
A. It involves no equipment or technology.
B. It replicates an ancient skill.
C. It allows direct contact with nature.
D. It requires no official permission.
→ Explaination: ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
1, The incident in 1996 illustrates that, to the writer, rain is a symbol of ____________
A. repetitive cycles.
B. enviable freedom.
C. destroyed illusions.
D. threatening power.
→ Explanation: …………………. I wanted to follow the rain on its meanderings about our land to rejoin the sea, to break out of the frustration of a lifetime doing lengths, of endlessly turning back on myself like a tiger pacing its cage.……………………………………………………………………………….
2, Why does the writer regard swimming as a 'subversive activity'?
A. It involves no equipment or technology.
B. It replicates an ancient skill.
C. It allows direct contact with nature.
D. It requires no official permission.
→ Explanation: ………………They allow us to regain a sense of what is old and wild, by getting off the beaten track and breaking free of the official version of things. A swimming journey would give me access to that part of our world which, like darkness, misty woods, or high mountains, still retains most mystery.………………………………………………………………………………….
→ Explaination: ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
