Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.
To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn, as soon as possible, these four basic strokes; butterfly, backstroke, Breaststroke, and crawl. I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.
In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow:
1). Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don’t risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.
2). Don't go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach, Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good. Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.
3). Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it.
4). Work at any activity that builds muscles.
1. Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____.
A. they can talk
B. they start walking
C. they have no fear of the water
D. they are five or six years old
2.The author believes that fear of water is_____.
A. stupid B. sensible C. dangerous D. not smart
3. The stroke that some young swimmers use first is_____.
A. butterfly B. backstroke C. breaststroke D. crawl
4.According to the passage, you should not swim alone because_____.
A. the water is too cold
B. your parents would not be happy
C. something in the water might attack
D. you might drown
We found the baby ____ on the floor.
A. slept B. sleep C. to sleep D. sleeping
Either you or the headmaster_______ the prizes to these gifted students at the meeting.
A is handing out B. are to hand out C are handing out D. is to hand out
______ can you expect to get a pay rise.
A. With hard work B. Although work hard
C. Only with hard work D. Now that he works hard
The officers narrowly escaped in the hot battle.
A. have killed B. to kill C. to be killed D. being killed
We have made _____ a rule ______ in the office.
A. this, not to smoke B. it, smoking C. it, to not smoke D. it, not to smoke
