My16-year-oldsonAntonhadgonetothelocalswimminghole．MostofthekidsswimthereandthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharborssoIhadnofearsforhissafety．Stillthefirefighter'sfirstwords"Youneed
My16-year-oldsonAntonhadgonetothelocalswimminghole．MostofthekidsswimthereandthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharborssoIhadnofearsforhissafety．
Stillthefirefighter'sfirstwords"YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver"mademecatchmybreathandhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:“YoursonisOK．”
WhenIgottotheriverIimmediatelysawthefiretruckambulanceandAntonwrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulderssittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine．
Ihurriedovertohim．"YouOK?"Iasked．
”Yeah"wasallhesaid．ButmyeyesbeggedforanexplanationIdidn'tgetitfrommysonhoweverwhotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest．
Thestorywasthis:Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater．HearingthecriesAntonandhisfriendTylerwithouthesitationswamouttoherandbroughthersafelytoshore．
Inanageinwhichtheword"hero"isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakeitthroughthedayIrealizedtherealthinginmyson．Theteensarestubbornandself-centredbutthatdidn'tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood．
Stillshockedbymyson'sdaringIdrovehimhome．AlongthewayItriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim-buthehadpreciouslittletosay．Theonlywordshesaidwere
”What'sforsupper?"
Ispentsometimealonethateveningthinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen．ThenextmorningwhenAntongotupIhalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory．Butallhedidwastoastsomebreadpullhimselftogetherandheadforthedoortostartanewday．Watchingfromthewindow1wasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep．
1.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?
A．Hewasanexcellentswimmer．
B．Thewateroftheriverisshallow．
C．Hewasoldenoughtoswim．
D．Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'sdanger．
2.Theunderlinedpart"whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest"probablymeans
A．Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids
B．Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks
C．Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers
D．Antonseldomchangeshismind
3.Inthemother'seyeswhathersondidwas
A．dangerousbutinteresting