Fill ONE suitable word into each of numbered blaks 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 (1) which are very high.
time you try. However,
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 (2) _ to be able to surf properly the (3)
by
practising a few times you will learn (4)_______ to do it.
Surfing is not a new sport. Perhaps its origins need explaining. It started hundreds (5) years ago in
Hawaii. Men swam (6) _ to sea to catch fish and found they could come back to land very quickly by
riding the waves. These first surfers did not (7) a board. They were "body surfers". Many people
(8) do this type of surfing today.
After a while people started to use boards and rode the waves by lying, kneeling or standing (9).
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 (10).