先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew the sea near the village had a strong tide(浪), but she was a     1     swimmer, so she wasn’t    2    . Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far from the beach and waved to her friends in the distance(距离). After a short while she decided to swim     3    . She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach. The tide kept    4     her off. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was in     5    , but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she meant. After a long time, Laura became very      6    and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs went down and she lost     7    . Suddenly, her foot touched the sand! All the time she had been swimming in a    8    where the water wasn’t deep(深的)! When at last she    9    back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “Did you enjoy your swim?” “ Yes, it was lovely.” She answered. She    10     told them what really happened.

1. A. bad        B. new         C. good          D. young

2. A. lonely      B. surprised     C. interested      D. afraid

3. A. farther      B. back        C. fast           D. carefully

4. A. pulling      B. pushing     C. bringing       D. playing

5. A. joy         B. safety       C. sea           D. trouble

6. A. hungry      B. sleepy       C. thirsty        D. tired

7. A. water    .   B. hope        C. interest       D. excitement

8. A. river        B. place        C. pool          D. lake

9. A. swam       B. walked       C. flew          D. jumped

10. A. never      B. later         C. always        D. often