单选题
Many years ago when the summers seemed longer and life was less complicated, we had rented a cottage
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a river in the heart of the country
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the whole family was going to
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a three-week holiday. There were four of us: me, Mum and Dad, and Mum"s sister, Auntie June. Oh, and I mustn"t forget to
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Spot, our little dog. I was
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to go off by myself all day,
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I promised to be careful and took Spot with me for
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.
One day I was out fishing with Spot when we heard a lot of shouting in the
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followed by a scream and splash. I was a bit
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so I called Spot and we both hid
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a bush where we could see but not be
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. After a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the river, followed by an oar, a picnic basket and
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oar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it was
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upside down! A few seconds later my dad and Auntie June came running
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the river bank, both wet
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. Spot started barking so I came out of hiding and said hello. My dad got really angry
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me for not trying to catch the boat as it went past. Luckily,
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, the boat and both the oars had been caught by an overhanging tree a little further downstream, but not the hat or picnic basket. So I had to let them
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my sandwiches. Dad and Auntie June both made me
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not to tell Mum what had happened
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she would be worried.