Many people’s idea of relaxation is to sit on a sandy __1__ gazing at the broad __2__ or watching the __3__ roll in one after the other. But the sea can be dangerous and every year hundreds of bathers __4__ either when they are carried out to sea by strong __5__ or simply because they can’t swim and find themselves out of their __6__ with their feet no longer touching the bottom. And hundreds more have to be rescued by __7__. If you want to __8__ into the sea, from rocks or some other high point, make sure it’s deep enough. If it’s __9__ you could seriously injure yourself. And finally, if you decide to walk along the high __10__ overlooking the beach and the sea, don’t go too near the edge.
1. A) shore B) beach C) bank D) land
2. A) waves B) shallow C) horizon D) fish
3. A) waves B) shallows C) horizons D) divers
4. A) hang B) choke C) suffocate D) drown
5. A) cliffs B) currents C) horizons D) beaches
6. A) mass B) length C) depth D) weight
7. A) lifeguards B) bathers C) lifesavers D) firefighters
8. A) swim B) jump C) drown D) dive
9. A) deep B) shallow C) long D) low
10. A) cliffs B) currents C) depths D) beaches
