JohnPerrystoodupandlookedaroundagain.Theislandhadbeenagoodplacetofindshells.Butnowhowcouldhemakethemoveouttosea…?Iftheyswamouttoseahecouldjumpinandgettoshoretheysawhim.Hesawtheshark
JohnPerrystoodupandlookedaroundagain.Theislandhadbeenagoodplacetofindshells.Butnowhowcouldhemakethemoveouttosea…?Iftheyswamouttoseahecouldjumpinandgettoshoretheysawhim.
Hesawthesharksrollingandplaying.Theirwasnowgoneandtheywerekillingforfun.Howcouldhemakethemmoveaway?
Hedrewhisknifefromhisbelt.Sharkscanbloodhethought.Heputtheknifeagainsthislegandcutdeepintothe.Thebloodranoutandhecaughtitonhiswhiteshirt.Whentheshirtwasredandwethetiedsomeclotharoundhislegtotheflowofblood.Hethentiedalongpieceofclothtotheshirtthrewitintothewateranditwiththepieceofcloth.
Thesharkssmelledthebloodandcametowardtheshirt.Herandownthesandreefpullingtheshirtandthesharksracedafterit.Hewasthemawayfromshore.Suddenlyhedroppedtheclothturnedtowardtheandranasfastashecould.Hejumpedinthewaterandswam.
Hewashalfwayacrossheturnedtolookback.Ahighbonyfin(鳍)wasthroughthewatertowardhim.Heputhisfaceinthewaterandkickedandsplashedhimselfasfastashecould.Theshorewasnearnow.
Heliftedhisheadagaintoandhesawtheshoreverynear.Frombehindheleftthewaterrushtowardhimalmostpushinghimhelpinghim.Andthenagreatgraybodyhithimandalmostrolledhimoverinthewater.Hetouchedtheshorewith35andhepulledhimselfupthestones.Thesharkbythesmellofbloodandthechase(追逐)wentwildlyafterhim.Itsgreatbodycrashedagainst.
Theendcamequicklyandthewaterwascoveredwiththeshark’sblood.Theinjuredsharkwaseatenupbyothersasittriedtoescape.
Perryslowlystruggledhisfeet.
“So”hesaid“youdidnotgetme.”Andhelookeddownatthesharksstilleating40theyweren’thungry.Heclimbedupthestonesandwalkedtowardthevillage.
1.A.boatsB.sharksC.soldiersD.shells
2.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.when
3.A.foodB.hungerC.angerD.wish
4.A.fearB.tasteC.drinkD.smell
5.A.sandB.sharkC.fleshD.mat
6.A.stopB.keepC.joinD.cause
7.A.pulledB.wrappedC.connectedD.caught
8.A.runningB.racingC.swimmingD.jumping
9.A.drivingB.keepingC.preventingD.leading
10.A.seaB.
