A. SHOW B. ASK C. UNDERSTAND D. KNOWIII. FILL ONE SUITABLE WORD IN...

66. A. show B. ask C. understand D. knowIII. Fill ONE suitable word into each of numbered blanks in the passage. Australia is a big country, but nearly all Australians live near the sea. On hot summer days,you can see thousands of people at the beach. Many beaches have waves (67)___________ are very high. These large waves are known as surf and the people who ride them are called surfers.Surfing is a skill, and it needs learning. Don’t (68)______ to be able to surf properly the(69)______ time you try. However, by practising a few times you will learn (70)_____ to do it. Surfing is not a new sport. Perhaps its origins need explaining. It started hundreds(71)______ years ago in Hawaii. Men swam (72)______ to sea to catch fish and found theycould come back to land very quickly by riding the waves. These first surfers did not(73)______ a board. They were “body surfers”. Many people (74)______ do this type ofsurfing today. After a while people started to use boards and rode the waves by lying, kneeling or standing(75)______ them. These first surfboards were made of wood and the water made them rot after a while. Today, surfboards are made of plastic or fibreglass instead.E/ WRITINGI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the printed sentences.