Water-safety guideline

Water sports have some special rules to follow because of the possibility of diving accidents or drowning(溺水). By learning basic water-safety guidelines, you can ______yourself from a possible tragedy(悲剧).

No matter how good a swimmer you are, how brave you are, or how ______ the water may seem, you should never swim ______. There should always be at least one _______person with you, whether he is in the water ______ on the shore. It is ______ using the buddy system. Here is a story about it.

Jack had worked hard all day and decided to ______ himself after work by going for a swim at the beach. He found a quiet spot ______ he could enjoy the water alone. After he got into the water and started swimming, he ______ he was being pulled by the current(水流). He panicked(惊慌), using most of his energy in trying to swim ______ the current.

_______, a man was walking along the shore and saw Jack struggling. He dived into the water, swam near Jack, and gave him a ______. Finally, Jack swam _____ to the shore.

After thanking the man for his help, Jack ______ that he could have drowned if the man had not come by ______. From that day on, Jack became a believer in the buddy system.

1.A. leave B. walk C. watch D. protect

2.A. clear B. safe C. quiet D. deep

3.A. alone B. lonely C. alive D. lively

4.A. extra B. else C. other D. another

5.A. and B. so C. but D. or

6.A. weighed B. called C. cried D. lifted

7.A. show B. take C. enjoy D. help

8.A. what B. where C. which D. when

9.A. found B. lost C. discovered D. looked

10.A. for B. against C. on D. over

11.A. Unhappily B. Gladly C. Luckily D. However

12.A. tie B. head C. foot D. hand

13.A. highly B. safely C. sadly D. excitedly

14.A. recognized B. answered C. realized D. decided

15.A. in time B. on time C. at times D. at a time

Even nowadays there are a lot of misunderstandings between nationalities. Let’s have a look at what the following people have to say.

Maria Conti: I find the English people insincere (虚伪), cold and unfriendly. They keep saying “Thank you”, “I’m sorry”, even when they don’t know each other. They are even polite to their own relatives! Except for helping you find your way in the streets, they aren’t really friendly and never invite you to their houses.

Giannis Sinios: On the contrary I found them both broad-minded and friendly. I was invited to people’s houses and they all showed great interest in my ideas, Greek life and people. In England I learned that it was possible to be warm, friendly and polite at the same time.

Judy Brown: I lived in both Italy and Greece for a few years. At first there were a few misunderstandings between my foreign friends and myself. For example, I once gave a Greek friend a present for her birthday. I was rather sorry that she didn’t unwrap it immediately. What’s more, she even didn’t thank me until I asked her if she liked it! I’ve learned from different experiences that a lot of foreigners find our attitude to what we English people call politeness is rather insincere. They feel that politeness isn’t necessary between friends.

1.According to Maria Conti, it is _________.

A. insincere to keep saying “thank you” and “I’m sorry” to strangers

B. necessary for relatives to be polite to each other

C. unfriendly for the English people to help your way in the streets

D. not polite for the English people to invite her to their houses

2.Giannis Sinios is from________.

A. England B. Greece C. Italy D. America

3.According to Judy Brown’s experience, ___________ .

A. what the English people call politeness is rather insincere

B. the English people are less polite than the people in other countries

C. ideas of what are good manners are the same in different countries

D. ideas of what is politeness are not always the same in different countries

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