Jimmy and Tommy were good friends. They both attended the same class in a school. Tommy
was a clever boy. He could answer questions cleverly in class. He was quick at thinking. It seemed
that everything was easy to him. He never seemed to work hard. He spent much time on football or
other games.
     Jimmy was not so clever as Tommy. He was slow in his work. But he was hard-working. He
worked hard and steadily (扎實地) at his lessons day after day.
     In the final examination of the term, everyone thought Tommy would be the first in the class. But
it was wrong. The slow but hard-working Jimmy got the first place.
     Although Tommy was quick and clever, he did not work hard, so he could not get the first. Jimmy
was just different. He was slow but hard-working. So he did well in his lessons.
     The story tells us that one cannot depend on (依靠) one's cleverness. One still has to work hard
and steadily at one's own subjects or work.

(      ) 1. Jimmy was as clever as Tommy.
(      ) 2. Jimmy and Tommy were both hard-working.
(      ) 3. Tommy got the first in the final exam.
(      ) 4. Tommy didn't like playing football.
(      ) 5. Success depends on hard -working.

     Chicago is next to a big beautiful lake, Lake Michigan. In the summer Lake Michigan is warm and blue.
People lie on the beaches and swim in the water. In the winter Lake Michigan is cold and gray. Snow covers
the beaches, and ice covers the water.
     On a cold January day, a little boy and his father were playing in the snow on Chicago beach. The boy
was Jimmy Tontlewicz. He was four years old. Jimmy was playing with a sled (雪橇). He pushed the sled
down a small hill. The sled went onto the ice of Lake Michigan. Jimmy ran after the sled. He ran onto the ice.
Suddenly the ice broke, and Jimmy fell into the cold water. Jimmy's father jumped into the water. He couldn't
find Jimmy. Minutes went by. He still couldn't find Jimmy. Firemen arrived. Twenty minutes later they found
Jimmy and pulled him out of the water. Jimmy was not breathing, and his heart was not beating. He was dead.
At the beach paramedics (醫(yī)務輔助人員) worked on Jimmy for an hour. He began to breathe, and his heart
began to beat. The paramedics rushed Jimmy to the hospital.
     Doctors at the hospital put Jimmy in bed. They put him on a cold mattress (床墊) because they wanted his
body to warm up slowly. They gave him some medicine because they wanted him to sleep. After eight days in
the hospital, Jimmy woke up, but he couldn't walk or talk. So he went on staying in the hospital for six weeks.
Every day he got better. Then he went to another hospital. He stayed there for seven weeks. He began to walk,
talk, and play again.
     Jimmy was in the water for more than 20 minutes. He couldn't breathe in the water. He couldn't get any
oxygen. But today he is alive and healthy. How is it possible? Jimmy is alive because the water was ice cold.
Usually the brain (大腦) needs a lot of oxygen. But when it's very cold, the brain slows down. It doesn't need
much oxygen. So the ice cold water saved Jimmy. Jimmy's father has another reason. He says, "Jimmy is alive
today because he is a fighter (戰(zhàn)士)."

1. Which one is the right order according to the story?
a. Paramedics worked on Jimmy for an hour.
b. Jimmy began to walk, talk, and play again.
c. Jimmy fell into the cold water.
d. Jimmy was sent to the hospital quickly.
e. Jimmy woke up, but he couldn't walk or talk.
f. Firemen pulled Jimmy out of the water.

A. c-f-e-d-a-b
B. c-f-a-d-e-b
C. a-c-e-b-f-d
D. a-c-f-e-b-d

2. Why can Jimmy be alive according to the last paragraph?

A. Because he slept for a long time.
B. Because he is a fighter.
C. Because the water was ice cold.
D. Because he was sent to hospital quickly.

3. Which is the best title for the story?

A. A Dangerous Lake
B. A Strong Little Boy
C. How Proud the Father Is
D. How Clever the Doctors Are