Saved by dolphins
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Saved by dolphins
I’ve always loved the sea, and I started surfing when I was five years old. I live near the beach in California, so I try to get out on the waves every day.
(1)………. It was a warm, windy day with some good waves. I was resting on my board and watching a group of bottlenose dolphins playing in the surf a short distance away, when suddenly a great white shark appeared. It was huge, but it moved so fast that I didn’t see it coming.
The shark tried to bite me, but it couldn’t get its teeth around me and the board. It tore a big chunk out of the board, but I wasn’t hurt that time. Then the shark came at me again. (2)………. I stayed calm even though I knew the next bite was probably seconds away. (3)………. I looked up and saw the bottlenose dolphins swimming around me. They formed a circle around me and my surfboard, so the shark couldn’t get near me. I was amazed. It was like something out of a film.
I knew a lot of stories about dolphins helping humans, but I never really believed them until it happened to me. Dolphins are very intelligent and they knew what to do to help me stay safe. They stayed close to me until I managed to get back on my board and catch a wave back to the shore, where I collapsed with relief. Someone who was at the beach called an ambulance, and I was taken to hospital.
(4)………. I won’t give up my favourite activity. I’m not angry with the shark. (5)………. I’ll always be grateful to the dolphins. They saved my life.
List Answer:
- A. I’ve stayed out of the sea ever since. ,
- B. But the next bite never came. ,
- C. Six weeks later, I was back on my surfboard. ,
- D. Two months ago, I went surfing alone. ,
- E. I’ve always loved dolphins. ,
- F. I know I was in his home, and he was protecting it. ,
- G. I knew that I would survive the attack. ,
- H. This time it bit my leg and pulled me off my surfboard.