1. a 

→ 'No one had swum across the lake before'

2. d

→ 'she swam through cold water and then hot water'

3. c

→ numb: tê cóng

Swimming Through Hot and Cold Lynne Cox is a swimmer. She does not swim to go fast. She swims to go long distances. Lynne was going to swim across a lake. The lake is in Iceland. It is called Lake Myvatn. No one had swum across the lake before. It was too cold. Lynne started swimming. The water was like ice. Her arms grew numb. Then Lynne felt hot water! As Lynne swam, she swam through cold water and then hot water. How could the cold lake have hot parts? The inside of Earth is hot. The water was warmed by heat coming up from inside Earth.

Find the Answers

1. How many people swam across the lake before Lynne?

a)no one                   b. two people                   c. six people                 d. ten people

→ No one had swum across the lake before

2. What statement is true?

a. Lynne swam across Earth.                           b. Lynne swam in hot water only.

c. Lynne swam in cold water only.               d. Lynne swam in hot and cold water. 

→ She swam through cold water and then hot water.

3. If you feel numb, most likely, you feel.

a. hot.                             b. wet.                              c. cold.                            d. warm.

→ numb(adj): tê