解析：选D　参见上题解析。

　　8．A.started B．kept

　　C．practiced D．stopped

　　解析：选A　根据文中的"She ran onto the beach toward our parents. I ... running, too"可知，"我"的朋友向岸边跑去，"我"也"开始(started)"跑。

　　9．A.hoped B．forgot

　　C．realized D．guessed

　　解析：选C　根据语境及文中的"But then I looked over my shoulder and ... my friend's little cousin was still in the water"可知，当"我"回头看的时候，"我""意识到(realized)""我"朋友的表妹还在水里。

　　10．A.looked away B．went by

　　C．ran back D．held on

　　解析：选C　根据语境及文中的"caught her hand"和"I knew it was ... but I also thought I probably wouldn't get bitten"可知，"我"又"跑回(ran back)"了水里，"我"知道这很"冒险(risky)"，但是"我"觉得"我"不会"再(again)"被鲨鱼咬了。

　　11．A.funny B．risky

　　C．normal D．simple

　　解析：选B　参见上题解析。

　　12．A.too B．alone

　　C．before D．again

　　解析：选D　参见第10题解析。

　　13．A.understood B．left

　　C．laughed D．cried

　　解析：选D　根据文中的"When she saw my leg, she ... I was super terrified"可知，当她看见"我"的腿的时候，她吓"哭(cried)"了。"我"也非常害怕，"我"的腿非常"疼(pain)"。

　　14．A.pride B．pain

　　C．satisfaction D．uncertainty

解析：选B　参见上题解析。