Still shocked by my son's daring, I drove him home． Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him - but he had precious little to say． The only words he said were,”What's for supper?"

　　I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been． The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story． But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day． Watching from the window,1 was reminded that still water often runs deep．

　　21．Why did the mother allow her son to swim there?

　　A． He was an excellent swimmer．

　　B．The water of the river is shallow．

　　C． He was old enough to swim．

　　D．The rocks can be of help if there's danger．

　　22．The underlined part "who tends to play his cards close to his vest" probably means

　　A． Anton is a by fond of swimming with other kids

　　B． Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks

　　C． Anton always has a desire to help others

　　D． Anton seldom changes his mind

　　23．In the mother's eyes, what her son did was

　　A． dangerous but interesting

　　C． unexpected and courageous

　　B． meaningful but difficult

　　D． awful and absurd

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