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Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel．That was August 6, 1962．Her father had 1 her two things．One was not to pull her out of the water 2 she asked．The other was to give her a red sports 3 if she made it． In gay spirits Trudy 4 out , swimming strongly．All the swimmers started at 7∶09 in the morning．His father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her．
At ten o’clock, rain began falling． 5 , Trudy trod (踩)water while drinking and eating a chicken leg．Then she started swimming 6 The wind was 7 and the sea became rougher．
Late 8 the wind became even worse．The trainer 9 it was useless trying to finish．He called to Trudy to 10 ．
“No human being could do it in this weather, ” he said, “It’s 11 to go on．
However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her．Let her 12 ”
At seven o’clock the tides(潮水)turned 13 her．It was more difficult to move ahead．But Trudy still swam on．She 14 victory was possible now, for the English coast was in 15 ．
It was getting dark．A sound could be heard 16 the wind; hundreds of car horns (喇叭 )were cheering her on．With 17 strength, she finished the last 200 yards．
At 9∶35 p．m．Trudy got out of water．She had swum some 35 miles in 18 the 21 - mile - wide - Channel 19 a strong storm．But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes．
“Well, Pop, ”she said to her father．“I 20 I get my car this time, don’t I?”
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