My cousin Roger was big and strong．He was three years older than me and he always wanted to bully（1）　　．

    Near our farm， there was a beautiful（2）　　，where kids nearby often swam in summer．Over it was a bridge． When we were in the river， Roger always tried to（3）　　me and hold me under． I would dive down before he could reach me， When I came up to the surface miles away， he was still there，（4）　　me．

    Other kids would shout，"Hey， he's a fish!"

    Roger said，"No， he's a shrimp" !"

    I replied，"Better than a（5）　　whale" !"

    One day， we were about to leave after swimming when a truck unexpectedly rushed out of the bridge and fell into the water．

    Eyes wide open， all of us were too（6）　　to say a word． Then someone cried，"Oh， no! The driver …"

    Roger shouted to the other kids， "Go and get（7）　　!"Then he turned to me，"Jack，you're the underwater swimmer! Let's try to pull the（8）　　out．"With these words，he jumped into the water． I couldn't （9）　　that it was Roger， a bully in my eyes． I took a breath and followed him．

    The truck lay on one side． We tried to open the door， but（10）　　． Roger lifted a rock and broke the windscreen．（11）　　 the broken windscreen， I got into the truck and opened the door． Roger caught hold of the driver． With all his strength， Roger         （12）　　pulled him out and swam towards the surface．

    I tried to follow，（13）　　the water was turning black in front of me． I was falling． I thought I was going（14）　　．Just at that moment， a strong arm reached down and held me． I tried hard to kick．

    Back to the bank， Roger looked at me，"You OK？"I managed to nod．"Not bad for a shrimp．"he joked．

    I was to answer back， but from my mouth came "Not bad for a（15）　　whale．"

    It was then that I realized Roger was not "a fat whale" at all．

（1）A． me	B． us	C． him	D． them
（2）A． farm	B． river	C． bridge	D． beach
（3）A． call	B． save	C． teach	D．catch
（4）A． caring about	B． laughing at	C． looking for	D．worrying about
（5）A． fat	B． small	C． quiet	D． serious
（6）A． sad	B． angry	C．excited	D．surprised
（7）A． help	B． advice	C．attention	D． information
（8）A． door	B． truck	C． driver	D． swimmer
（9）A．forget	B． believe	C． explain	D． understand
（10）A．left	B．failed	C． passed	D． missed
（11）A． Inside	B． Across	C．Behind	D．Through
（12）A． proudly	B． secretly	C．confidently	D． successfully
（13）A． or	B． so	C．but	D． because
（14）A． win	B． lose	C．die	D． survive
（15）A． brave	B． polite	C．creative	D． humorous