Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D).

SURFING MONSTER WAVES

Garrett McNamara grew up in Massachusetts in a region not as popular for surfing as California or Hawaii. If it hadn’t been for his mother’s decision to move to Kailua, Hawaii, he 7.1. to surf at all. In his youth, he used to surf small waves until his friends made him try bigger ones. “The 7.2. of someone becoming a famous surfer in Massachusetts is negligible,” he jokes.
Garrett holds the world record for the largest wave ever surfed. The wave he surfed in Nazaré, Portugal, on the 28th of January 2013, was over 100 feet tall. Fortunately, on that day Garrett was there and could 7.3. the world record. It was such an incredible achievement that some of his fans couldn’t believe it. They had observed his numerous dramatic falls all morning, but he had 7.4. any possibility of withdrawing from the competition.
For centuries Nazaré was a traditional seaside town, where fishermen taught their children to avoid the huge waves that crashed against the nearby cliffs. But after Garrett’s impressive feat made the town popular not only among professionals but also among less experienced surfers, 10,000 villagers who 7.5. the place to themselves had to adapt to crowds of surfers invading their town all year round.

adapted from http://www.telegraph.co.uk