A. He was thrown off his horse and broke his neck.
B. He became an advocate for people with back injuries.
C. He undertook an intense exercise programme to rebuild muscle.
D. His wife, family and friends helped him find the will to live again.
E. He wished that he was dead and even thought of ending his own life.
F. His injuries were so severe that he had no movement or feeling in his body.
The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed. I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool — trees and barrels. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. I then made three important observations. The first, the larger the bodies were, the more rapidly they fell; the second, between two objects of equal extent, spheres — round objects — fell down less rapidly; and the third, between two objects of the same size, cylinders — objects shaped like a tube-fell down more slowly. Although I didn’t know why it was so, I tied myself to a barrel to help me float. I tried to make my brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat. Without waiting, I jumped into the sea to try and escape.
Since my escape, I have had several conversations with an old physics teacher; and it was from him that I learned the use of the words “cylinder” and “sphere”. He explained to me the reasons for what I observed, although I have forgotten the explanation. He even showed me how it happened that a cylinder, swimming in a vortex (漩涡), was drawn in with greater difficulty than an equally big body, of any form whatever.
1. Why has the storyteller forgotten the teacher’s explanation?| A．He was too afraid to listen carefully. |
| B．He didn’t know much about physics. |
| C．The teacher didn’t explain the ideas clearly. |
| D．The teacher didn’t understand his observations. |
| A．He kept calm. | B．He observed carefully. |
| C．He jumped into the sea. | D．He tied himself to a barrel. |
