what about 51 nd 53?

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53 seems more like B to me...

As for A, "For one moment he stood!"
B - he's borrowing Martin's surfboard - Martin said "You can have a go, but my surfboard is not the best one for beginners."
C - Wayne clearly said to "try to be near the white waves!"
D - "He knew it was Jennifer, a girl from his class.

51 really seems like C, as mentioned previously - he tried to sound confident and relaxed, which means he wasn't confident and relaxed, otherwise he wouldn't be trying to sound that way. He was bluffing about his confidence, therefore not A, not B, and probably not D.

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Thank you for your explanation.

No worries, mate. I always want to help you out, but someone else usually beats me to it.

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53 seems more like B to me...

As for A, "For one moment he stood!"
B - he's borrowing Martin's surfboard - Martin said "You can have a go, but my surfboard is not the best one for beginners."
C - Wayne clearly said to "try to be near the white waves!"
D - "He knew it was Jennifer, a girl from his class.

53 couldn't be B. It is true that Matt didn't have a surfboard of his own, as your quote shows. The question is finding the one that's NOT true, which would be A, saying he never succeeded in standing on the board, which he did succeed in doing, making it not true.

Ha! Yes! You're right - my reading comprehension of the question is sadly lacking.