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35. The house was (A) very quiet when(B) I got home because of(C) everyone had gone(D) to
bed.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers
Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. This sport has
an artistic effect, and really relates to those three sports. It consists of swimmers performing a
synchronized routine of elaborate and dramatic moves in the water, accompanied by music.
Synchronized swimming demands first-rate water skills, and requires strength,
endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing, not to mention exceptional breath
control while upside down underwater. Developed in the early 1900s in Canada, it is a sport
performed almost exclusively by women, although there is some participation by men. In its
early form it was sometimes known as “water ballet”.
It is a Summer Olympic Games sport. First demonstrated in 1952, it has been an official
event since 1984. Olympic and world Championship competition is not currently open to men,
but other international and national competitions allow male competitors. Both USA Synchro
and Synchro Canada allow men to compete with women.
Competitors point to the strength, flexibility, and aerobic endurance required to perform
difficult routines for the judges, one technical and one free.