A father from Alabama feels favored after his twin sons’ quick thinking helped save his life last month. Brad Hassig was doing underwater exercise at his home swimming pool, something he said he’d done numerous times before. “We were just swimming. The boys were having fun. I like to do just some calming, breathing exercises in the waters, which involves just sitting underwater,” Hassig said. “I don’t ever remember finishing it.”

Hassig’s 10-year old twin sons Bridon and Christian, as well as an 11 year old neighbor named Sam, were in the pool with him, enjoying the water, when they noticed something was wrong with their dad, who had turned a blue color. They quickly jumped into action, dragging their 185-pound father above water and toward the side of the pool.

“They weigh 80 pounds around, and I weigh 185 pounds. So they should’ t have been able to physically do what they did,” Hassig said. “I mean everything just went as perfectly as it probably had to have.”

Although the boys had no formal CPR (心肺复苏术) training, they remembered what they had seen in the movies. They started chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth and Christian and Sam also ran for help after the boys couldn’t unlock their dad’s phone.

When Hassig came to life, he said he heard his sons calling out to him. “I hear the boys saying, you know, ‘Daddy, come back!’ ‘Daddy, you have to be OK!’ ” he recalled.

Hassig and his sons’ experience calls to mind another recent close call when synchronized swimmer Anita Alvarez lost consciousness during competition and had to be pulled to the surface by her coach, Andrea Fuentes.

Since the incident, Hassig has told others to never swim alone and the family urges people to learn how to do CPR. They’re planning a local, community-wide CPR event for kids and adults to get proper training.

【小题1】What were the boys doing when their dad got into trouble?

A．They were swimming for fun.

B．They were calling their neighbour.

C．They were making preparations for swimming.

D．They were cleaning the home swimming pool.

【小题2】What difficulty did the boys have when saving their father?

A．They couldn’t pull their father.

B．They couldn’t use their father’s phone.

C．They didn’t know how to perform CPR.

D．They were too frightened to run for help.

【小题3】What does Hassig advise people to do after the incident?

A．Do underwater exercise before swimming.

B．Make sure to swim with companions for safety.

C．Never swim alone before getting the formal training.

D．Turn to a swimming coach when meeting a similar situation.

【小题4】Which of the following can best describe the boys?

A．Professional and kind.	B．Cooperative and generous.
C．Enthusiastic and smart.	D．Courageous and calm.