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For the rest of March， a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.

The disease， known as “March Madness”， refers to the yearly 65-team US mens college basketball tournament. 2 Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination （單局淘汰） tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 3 Colleagues against bosses.

Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from

little-known universities.

This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3，000 students beating a team from a school with 30，000， for many Americans， is an exciting experience. Several years ago， the little-known George Mason University was one of the final teams. 4

College basketball players are not paid， so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 5 About $4 billion will be spent gambling on the event. According to Media Life magazine， the event will bring in $500 million in advertising income this year， topping the post-season income of every US professional league， including that of the NBA.

A. Husbands against wives.

B. The players will go all out for the games.

C. But that doesnt mean money isnt involved.

D. College students will ignore piles of homework.

E. People are willing to spend more money watching it.

F.It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.

G.Many people had never heard of the university before the tournament.

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If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports， most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happened to be one of the few girls who would1 ： surfing. But isnt that a boy thing？ Some people may2 . Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and fell in love with the3on the very first day. Riding that first4was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to5surfing with other things， I find it very difficult because， in my6 ， theres nothing like it. It involves body，7 ， and soul. Theres sand between my toes and cool salt water all8us. The feeling I get when Im surfing across that9 ， becoming one with the10 ， is like Im weightless.

The one thing I can11from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean12an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing13are wonderful. Some surfers are14and flowing; others are very aggressive and sharp. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it15from any other sport.

Ive16to tell every girl I know to do something that people dont think girls can do. Its part of being human to advance to new17 ， so shouldnt it be expected that girls should step up and start18the limits of things boys and men used to dominate？

Therere women19side by side with the President of our country， so why not be side by side with the boys on the football team or out in the water surfing？ Give girls a chance to20 ， and they will.

1. A. tell B. answer C. know D. realize

2. A. wonder B. understand C. reply D. believe

3. A. game B. play C. idea D. sport

4. A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat

5. A. keep B. connect C. compare D. practice

6. A. work B. study C. holiday D. life

7. A. mind B. effort C. health D. time

8. A. along B. above C. around D. by

9. A. beach B. water C. board D. lake

10. A. sky B. world C. earth D. ocean

11. A. take B. get C. make D. keep

12. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects

13. A. habits B. behaviors C. styles D. movements

14. A. free B. great C. hard D. different

15. A. easy B. usual C. far D. different

16. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised

17. A. levels B. points C. steps D. parts

18. A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting

19. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working

20. A. think B. succeed C. perform D. compete