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Swimming is an excellent form of exercise for the
young and old. It works all the ___1___
muscles in the body all at the same time. Due to the
fact that it is an activity that is ___2___
out in the water, it is a very low impact sport,
hence making it suitable for the elderly or for
people with injuries. It is also very relaxing and a
good way to ___3___
the stress in our bodies. Jerry's favorite sport
was swimming. He enjoyed the ___4___
of the water in contrast with the sweltering heat
and the feeling of buoyancy it gave him. His
favorite part was when he was underwater and the
water just ___5___
out all the noise and sounds around him. It felt so
tranquil and calming. Every Monday and Friday, Jerry
would go down to the pool for at least an ___6___
to swim. Those were the days when he got off from
work early. The pool would usually not be so___7___
yet.
Yesterday, Jerry was at the public pool in his
housing ___8___.
He was surprised that when he arrived, there was a
big group of school children having swimming lessons
there. Wanting to ___9___
the ruckus, he decided to head to the other ___10___
of the pool. He started out with a few relaxing laps
to warm himself up. After his third lap, when he got
up for a ___11___
of air, he realized that he was surrounded by
children. Apparently, the group of children whom he
saw at the other end of the pool had dispersed into
several smaller groups for their lessons, and one of
them had come over to where he was. Jerry tired to
ignore them but the fact that there were so many of
them made it ___12___
for him to swim his laps uninterrupted. Every short
distance he swam was blocked by a child so he would
have to ___13___.
In the end, he was too exasperated and decided to
give up his swimming for the day. He got out to
shower and go home.
Seeing that he was ___14___,
Jerry took his time to shower. When he was clean and
ready to go, he stepped out of the toilet with his
belongings. He could not ___15___
his eyes when he got out. The school children had
ended their lesson as well and the pool was empty
once more. He wanted to shout out in frustration. |
