We were driving along a road in the middle of nowhere,a few trees on each side, mountains in the distance. There hadn’t been a town for ages and no road signs except one with “Bungee Jumping, 5km” on it, and an arrow pointing to the left.
We drove on for what seemed much more than five kilometers to me. Then we heard people shouting and laughing. We pulled over and walked to where the noise and people were. In the middle of a bridge were a big group of kids who were all leaning over and looking down into the ditch, shouting and laughing. Another person was hanging from a long piece of elastic rope in the middle of the ditch He was screaming like mad. The other people slowly pulled him up to the bridge. As the guy come to the top he looked scared and shocked, but also very, very happy.
Seeing your sparkling eyes, I knew what you were thinking —“Let’s try it, Daddy!” — But I didn’t want to. “Danger!!! Damage to internal organs! Damage to your eyes! You can get tangled up in the rope! What happens if the rope breaks? Who knows who these people are? Have you any idea how far away from a hospital we are?” But then I remembered how I felt when I used to take a bike without brakes and go down a big hill on it as kid myself. Eventually I bit my tongue before all those rushed out.
I breathed in, closed my eyes, and jumped, thinking I was going forever and wondered when I would stop. But it felt great. I felt sacred and thrilled and alive. Yes, it was dangerous, and thrilling. But the most exciting, thrilling, and wonderful thing of all was seeing your smiling face as I came back up to the bridge.
24. Why was the “bungee Jumping” sign mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.To lead to the following experience. | B.To arouse readers’ curiosity. |
C.To explain what bungee is. | D.To show he was careful enough. |
25. What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A.We aimed to find the place of bungee jumping. |
B.Kids on the bridge were too frightened to bungee. |
C.The man performing the bungee jumping was mad. |
D.People there had great fun through bungee jumping. |
26. What does the underlined part “I bit my tongue” mean?
A.I couldn’t help speaking out my worries. |
B.I held back those thoughts and kept silent. |
C.I tried to stop my son trying the dangerous activity. |
D.I was so anxious that I hurt my tongue with my teeth. |
27. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author _______
A.realized bungee was an really exciting activity. |
B.felt happy to perform the bungee. |
C.realized what true love was for his son. |
D.was regretful for performing bungee. |