Torpedo
One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
By the time he got on deck (甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free it swung agains the ship, injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.
Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest(以免)we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
61. We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.
A. to meet a friend
B. to see the father off
C. to take a family photo
D. to enjoy the sailing of the ship
62. What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?
A. he was still alive.
B. His knee was broken.
C. His ship had been sunk.
D. He had arrived in Glasgow.
63. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father’s ________.
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