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 boy 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

　　24． What might be the best title for the passage?

　　A． My Son, My Hero

　　B． Anton, A Silent Boy

　　C． A Good Deed

　　D．A Proud Mother

　　A

　　I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.

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