On the morning of 31 October 2003, Bethany Hamilton and some friends decided to go surfing. The sky was clear , the sun was shining and it was a perfect day for enjoying the big waves near the island of Kauai , Hawaii The 13-year-old surfing star was lying sideways on her surfboard about 300 metres from the shore with her left arm in the clear, blue water. Her friends were floating nearby, looking out to sea. They were all waiting for the next big wave. suddenly a five - metre tiger shark appeared just below the surface and attacked her. It bit her left arm and shook her violently backwards and forwards. Bethany saw the water around her turn red. She held on to her board and the shark swam away - but it took her arm with it. It also took a piece of her board. Luckily for Bethany, the shark attacked only once. It all happened so fast that she didn't even scream. in her mind , Bethany repeated : Get to the beach . Get to the beach. She started to paddle towards it with one arm. Her friends didn't know about the shark attack - they thought at first that she was joking. Then they saw the blood and quickly came to help . It took fifteen minutes to reach the shore. They called the energency servises and Bethany eventually go to hospital. Bethany's parents are both keen surfers. As a baby, Bethany likes to splash in the shallow water. She started surfing at the age of five. By thirteen, she was one of the best teenage surfers in the world, and was planning to become a professional surfer. Then the shark attack happened. The really incredible thing about Bethany is that only ten weeks later she was surfing again in a competition. Less than a year after the accident she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii. Before the accident, a lot of professional surfers thought that Bethany was going to be the women's world champion After one day. After accident, they haven't changed their minds. 1. What happened to Bethany when she was 13?
2. How did Bethany manage to surf again?
3. How did Bethany’s father help her?
2. Yesterday Ann was dressed __in_ white.
3. He felt at that moment he was _in__ love with the whole world.
4. They searched everywhere, but it was __in_ vain.
5. __In_ his opinion it was too late to publish this article.
6. The doctor advised her not to sit __in_ the sun so long.
7. Everybody knew that Helen was __in_ love with Bob.
8. He liked to run __in_ the open air every spring.
9. She is interested __in_ some collections of minerals.
10. They always keep everything __in_ secret from the others.
11. He is __in_ need of money. Can you lend him some?
12. __In_ their opinion I am a fool to help you.
13. He tried to lift the heavy log, but it was __in_ vain.
14. Ann did not know what to do _in__ these circumstances.
15. They are interested _in__ these problems.
16. He has no interest __in_ music.
17. _In__ fact we did this work ourselves.
18. They stood _in__ the sun too long. The sun was pitiless _in__ the heat.
The educational system of G.B. is extremely complex and bewildering.It is very difficult to generalize particular types of schools as schoolsdiffer from one to the other. The department of education and science isresponsible for national educational policy, but it doesn't employ teacher or prescribe curricula or text books.
Each school has it's own board of governors consisting of teachers, parents, local politicians, members of local community, businessmen and sometimes pupils. According to the law only one subject is compulsory. It is religious instruction.
Schooling for children is compulsory from 5 to 16, though some provision is made for children under 5 and some pupils remain at school after 16 to prepare for higher education.
The state school system is usually divided into 2 stages (secondary and primary).The majority of primary schools are mixed.They are subdivided into infant schools (ages 5 to 7),and junior schools (ages 7 to11). In junior schools pupils were often placed in A,B,C or D-streams, according to their abilities. Under the pressure of progressive parents and teachers the 11+ examination has now been abolished in most parts of the country. There are several types of schools in G.B.Grammar schools provide an academical cause for selected pupils from the age of 11 to 18. Only those children who have the best results are admitted to these schools. They give pupils a high level of academic education which can lead to the university.
Technical Schools offer a general education with a technical bias and serve those pupils who are more mechanically minded. The curriculum includes more lessons of science and mathematics. Secondary modern schools were formed to provide a non-academic education for children of lesser attainment. The curriculum includes more practical subjects. Comprehensive schools bring about a general improvement in the system of secondary education.