Mr.and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines． Mr. Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent a chair． Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra， was playing at the water's edge． Suddenly a huge wave

lifted  Sandra up and carried her out to sea． Fortunatelｙ，

a lifeguard　was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．

He ran along the beach and dived into the sea． He swam quickly to where

the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help． She was very frightened． When the lifeguard reached her,? she struggled（挣扎） with him， as drowning people often do． However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach． By the time he reached it， Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened． They had run down to the water's edge． Neither of them could swim． They just stood in the shallow water， and worried about their daughter． Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had． “That was quick work，young man，”Mr. Gordon said． He turned to his wife， “Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried． “Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life． I was half dead．” “Quite right， girl?” Mr. Gordon said， pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道） of the value of money． He turned to his wife again and said， “She's right． She was only half dead． Give him fifty cents． ”

36． What happened to Sandra？

     A． She ran into the sea．   

 B． Her life was saved by a lifeguard．

     C． She was drowned．    

  D． She died．

37． What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？

      A． They shouted to the lifeguard．         

B． They dived into the water．

      C． Perhaps they were reading magazines．

      D． They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．

 38． Why was Sandra angry with her father？

      A． He did not give the lifeguard any money．   

B． He did not swim out to save her．

      C． He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．

      D． He gave the lifeguard too much money．

 39． Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter？

    A． She was safe again．      

    B． She was polite to the lifeguard．

C． He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．

    D． She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．

While watching the Olympics the other night,I came across an incredible sight.The　1　was swimming and started with only three men.For one reason or another,two of them had a　2　start,so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to 　3　against.
I watched the man　4　off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong.Now I’m not an expert　5　but I do know a good dive　6　a poor one,and this was not exactly medal　7　.I listened to the crowd begin to　8　this poor man who was clearly having a　9　time.Finally he made his turn to start back.It was　10　.He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few　11　strokes,the crowd had changed.No longer were they laughing,but beginning to　12　.Some even began to　13　things like,“Come on,you can do it！”,and he　14　finished his race.The crowd went　15　.Even though he recorded one of the　16　times in Olympic history,this man gave more heart than any of the other　17　.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals,feeling they have　18　been cheated out of gold,or when they act so　19　in front of their competitors,it is nice to watch an underdog (失败者),a man that gave his all—knowing that he had no chance,but competed because of his　20　and the spirit of the games.