LikemanygrandparentsIrvingWinsonregularlylooksafterhisgrandchildren.SowhentheRedCrossputonaspecialchild-centeredcourseforoldercarershecouldn’twaittoapplyforit.Irvingwhohassixgrandchildrenagedunder12
LikemanygrandparentsIrvingWinsonregularlylooksafterhisgrandchildren.SowhentheRedCrossputonaspecialchild-centeredcourseforoldercarershecouldn’twaittoapplyforit.
Irvingwhohassixgrandchildrenagedunder12wasjustoneofmanygrandparentsattendingthebusyfirstaidsessioninRoyalWoottonBassettWiltshire.Hesaid“MywifeisanursesoI’vealwaysreliedonhertoactinanemergency.Butthereareoccasionswhenshe’soutandI’mleftlookingafterthekidsbymyself.HavingsomefirstaidskillsmeansI’llknowwhattodoifanythingbadhappens.”
Theeverydayfirstaidcoursecoveredbasicskillssuchasdealingwithburnsfractures(骨折)andbleedinginjuries.Italsocoveredwhattodoifachildorbabystartedchoking.Irvingsaid“Recentlymyyoungestgrandsonwho’sjust12monthsoldswallowedasmallpartofatoy.Luckilyhedidn’tchokeandwasstillabletobreathebuthecouldn’teatandhadastrangecoughforawhile.Finallythedoctorsremovedit.Howeveritmademethink‘whatifthathadhappenedwhenIwaslookingafterhimandhehadstartedtochoke?’BeforetakingthiscourseIwouldn’thaveknownwhattodo.”
JoRichesafirstaidtrainersaid“Wefeltitwasimportanttoholdacoursespecificallyforgrandparentsasmoreandmoreareresponsibleforcaringfortheirgrandchildrenwhileparentsreturntowork.”Irvingsaid“Itookafirstaidcoursemanyyearsagobutthetechniqueshavechangedovertheyears.Thisonewassoeasyandmadeitsimpletomasterthekeyskills.IfeelIcouldrespondtoanemergencynowifIhaveto.”
25.WhenIrvingWinsonheardtherewasafirstaidcourseforgrandparentshemostprobablyfelt .
A.nervous B.happy
C.bored D.disappointed
26.InthepastwhentherewasanemergencyathomeIrvingWinson .
A.hadtorelyonhiswifetoperformfirstaid
B.oftenperformedfirstaidonhisgrandchildren
C.neverfeltworriedasheknewwhatheshoulddo
D.coulddonothingbutsendhisgrandchildrentohospital
27.Irvingtoldthestoryabouthisyoungestgrandsonmainlytoshowthat .
A.it’snevertoooldtolearnnewthings
B.look