Harry and Annie lived a mile from town, but they walked there to school every day. It was a pleasant walk around the pond (池塘) on their way to school. In winter, when the ice was thick and hard, they went across the pond. But their mother did not like them to do this unless someone was with them.
“Don’t go across the pond today, children,” she said, as she kissed them goodbye one morning. “It is beginning to thaw.”
“All right, mother,” said Harry, not very happy, because he was very fond of running and sliding on the ice.
When they came to the pond, the ice looked hard and safe.
“There,” Harry said to his sister, “let’s slide over it.”
“But you promised mother,” said Annie.
“No, I didn’t. I only said ‘All right’, and it is all right.”
“I didn’t say anything, so I can do as I like,” said Annie.
So they stepped on the ice and started to go across the pond.
They had not gone far before the ice gave way, and suddenly they fell into the water.
A man who was at work near the pond heard the shouts of the children and rushed into the water to save them. Harry managed to get out without any help, but poor Annie nearly died before the man could reach her.
They went home almost frozen and learned a lesson they would remember for a lifetime.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。【小题1】When did Harry and Annie go across the pond?
| A．When the water in the pond is little. |
| B．When the ice was thick and hard. |
| C．When their mother allowed them to do. |
| A．结冰 | B．变冻 | C．融化 |
| A．Annie’s mother never stopped her from sliding on the ice. |
| B．The man who saved Annie was her father. |
| C．Harry saved himself successfully in the end. |
| A．Never make promises easily. |
| B．Listen to good advice. |
| C．Be brave when in danger. |
| A．Worried and angry. | B．Excited and proud. | C．Afraid but pleased. |
