It takes a special person to see a life in danger and go out of his way to make a difference. But that’s exactly what Kole Devisscher did when he
The young man was
Describing the
When Devisscher realized somebody was
“He couldn’t quite grab onto the rope because his hands were already turning blue. Then I made a loop on the hook and got him to put it around his shoulders.”
Devisscher’s dad, Gerry, says his son remembered some of the
To honour Kole’s
“When he called, saying he
“It’s just
“I think he is an outstanding young man, and all of Canada should be
Devisscher said he just
A.braved | B.melted | C.assessed | D.transformed |
A.swelling | B.drowning | C.panicking | D.trembling |
A.appreciated | B.exchanged | C.rewarded | D.honored |
A.guaranteed | B.congratulated | C.presented | D.appointed |
A.consequence | B.dilemma | C.risk | D.incident |
A.floating by | B.coming about | C.going up | D.trying out |
A.Steadily | B.Fortunately | C.Accurately | D.Eventually |
A.waving | B.screaming | C.struggling | D.appealing |
A.action | B.judgment | C.process | D.commitment |
A.professions | B.symptoms | C.emotions | D.lessons |
A.take notice of | B.put up with | C.subscribe to | D.concentrate on |
A.since | B.unless | C.though | D.until |
A.achievements | B.efforts | C.reputation | D.encouragement |
A.informed | B.ignored | C.treated | D.rescued |
A.story | B.assistance | C.experience | D.state |
A.appropriate | B.flexible | C.amazing | D.annoying |
A.guilty | B.worthy | C.conscious | D.proud |
A.advocated | B.expected | C.approved | D.demanded |
A.comment | B.access | C.award | D.profit |
A.circumstance | B.case | C.trend | D.phenomenon |
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