“Keep an eye on this,”said my older brother, Paul, handing me his watch．
“What for?”I asked．
“I'm going to practice my diving．”
“Off the high dive?”I asked．
“Sure,”said Paul．“Want to join me?”
I didn't answer．Paul knew I was terrified of heights．I could manage the low board, but the high board?Never．
I watched enviously as Paul walked to the end of the board, paused briefly, and did a perfect jackknife．It looked so easy．
“Hey, why not?”teased a reckless(鲁莽的)voice in my head．“You're a good simmer．”
So when Paul came back, I said casually,“I'll take a turn, too．”And before Paul could make some remarks, I got to my feet．
As I walked to the tower, my legs didn't seem to belong to me．Standing on the end of the board, I looked down．
I couldn't believe how far away the water was．I felt as if I were on the edge of a cliff with a mile of air between me and a bottomless sea．I couldn't; I just couldn't．I had to get back down．But there were impatient kids on the steps behind me．Would they let me by, or would they tease me?And Paul－even in my terror I guessed what he would say．
Suddenly I heard Paul shouting far below．“Come down right now!My watch, you're wearing my watch．”
An unbelievably sweet relief flooded into me．I quickly turned and threaded my way through the waiting divers, murmuring,“Excuse me, sorry, I just forget about the watch…”
I didn't even bother to pretend with Paul．He said,“I could see that you were in trouble．You were scared to death, weren't you?I nodded．
“It happens,”said Paul．“I was scared, too, the first few times off the high board．I got over it, and so will you．But for now you're saved．”
I said,“Me?I thought you were worried－I mean, you said you were worried－about your watch．”
“This watch,”he said,“is waterproof．”
(1)
What did Paul ask his brother to do?
[ ]
A．
To enjoy his performance
B．
To practice diving together．
C．
To time his diving
D．
To look after his watch
(2)
Why did the author decide to make a high dive?
[ ]
A．
He thought it was easy
B．
His brother laughed at him
C．
His brother forced him to
D．
He was good at swimming
(3)
What do you think of Paul?
[ ]
A．
mean and selfish
B．
able but reckless
C．
envious but humorous
D．
clever and considerate
(4)
What does the underlined word“jackknife”probably refer to?
[ ]
A．
a kind of tool
B．
a movement of the body
C．
a part of the body
D．
the diving board
(5)
Why did Paul call the writer back?
[ ]
A．
He was worried about his watch．
B．
He was worried about the writer's safety．
C．
He knew what the writer was thinking about．
D．
He wanted to give the writer some instructions about diving．
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