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Read the following passages carefully and then fill
in the blanks with one correct or best
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Swimming with Dolphins |
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Imagine this : You're in the ___1___,
with a mask and snorkel, surrounded by spinner
dolphins as they go about their ___2___
activities. They swim and play, and at times, do a
spin for you ! This was what my family and I did
on a recent trip to the ___3___
west shore of Oahu, in Hawaii. It is well ___4___
for having the calmest and clearest waters around
the island. It is ___5___
to spinner dolphins and those mighty winter mammal
visitors, the humpback ___6___.
The trip started in the wee hours of the ___7___,
at 6.30 a.m 34 of us, all bleary-eyed, were ___8___
up at the hotel and taken to the harbor, where we ___9___
a catamaran. The boat was about 25 meters long, and
had ample seats and space to move around. on the
trip out, we sang ___10___,
played games and were served a delicious breakfast
of fresh fruits and pastries.
Finally, we ___11___
the location. Before we ___12___
the water, our guides instructed us that we should ___13___
chase the dolphins as we ran the risk of disturbing
their activities such as feeding, courtship and
nursing.
It was very exciting to swim with the dolphins.
One of the young dolphins swam towards me, and began
twisting and spiraling ___14___
me. I tried to swim like it, mermaid style, but
still could not swim as fast or gracefully as the
dolphin.
We enjoyed ourselves ___15___
and what was actually two hours seemed like two
minutes. as the catamaran headed towards the harbor,
I knew that I had an unforgettable experience to
remember for the rest of my life. |
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Imagine this : You're in the water/sea,
with a mask and snorkel, surrounded by spinner dolphins as they
go about their everyday/usual
activities. They swim and play, and at times, do a spin for you
! This was what my family and I did on a recent trip to the
remote west shore of Oahu,
in Hawaii. It is well known
for having the calmest and clearest waters around the island. It
is home to spinner dolphins
and those mighty winter mammal visitors, the humpback
whales.
The trip started in the wee hours of the
morning, at 6.30 a.m. 34 of
us, all bleary-eyed, were picked
up at the hotel and taken to the harbor, where we
boarded a catamaran. The
boat was about 25 meters long, and had ample seats and space to
move around. on the trip out, we sang
songs, played games and were served a delicious
breakfast of fresh fruits and pastries.
Finally, we reached the
location. Before we entered
the water, our guides instructed us that we should
never chase the dolphins as
we ran the risk of disturbing their activities such as feeding,
courtship and nursing.
It was very exciting to swim with the dolphins. One of the
young dolphins swam towards me, and began twisting and spiraling
around me. I tried to swim
like it, mermaid style, but still could not swim as fast or
gracefully as the dolphin.
We enjoyed ourselves
immensely/tremendously and what was actually two
hours seemed like two minutes. as the catamaran headed towards
the harbor, I knew that I had an unforgettable experience to
remember for the rest of my life. |
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