Afterthat，wewentondowntheriver．Itwasverydarkthatnightanditwasn'teasytoseewhereweweregoing．Suddenly，abigsteamboatcameatusveryfast，andthenextminuteitwasrightoverus．JimandIjumpedofftheraft （木筏） intothewater．Theboathittheraftandwentonuptheriver．

WhenIcameupoutofthewater，Icouldn'tseeJimanywhere．Icalledouthisnameagainandagain，buttherewasnoanswer．"He'sdead!"Ithought．Slowly，Iswamtothesideoftheriverandgotout．IsawthatIwasnearabigoldwoodenhouse．Suddenlyalotofveryangrydogsjumpedoutatme．Theymadeaterriblenoiseandsomeonecalledfromthehouse，"Who'sthere？"

"GeorgeJackson，"Iansweredquickly．"I'vefallenoffariverboat．"

Well，thepeoplewholivedinthathousewereverykind，andtheytookmeinandgavemesomenewclothesandagoodmeal．Itoldthemthatmyfamilywerealldead，sotheysaidIcouldstaywiththemaslongasIwanted．Itwasabeautifulhouseandthefoodwasgoodthere，soIstayed．

Afewdayslateroneoftheslavesinthehousecametomeandsaid，"Comewithme!"Together，wewentdowntosometreesbytheriver．"Inthere!"hesaidandwentaway．

Ontheground，Ifoundaman，asleep．ItwasJim!Iwasreallypleasedtoseehim．Whenthesteamboathittheraft，Jimtoldme，theraftdidn'tbreakup．Jimswamafteritandcaughtit．Thenhebegantolookforme．

Wedecidedtoleaveatonce．It'sallrightlivinginahouseforalittlewhile，butyoufeelmorefreeandeasyandcomfortableonaraft．

28．WhathappenedLASTinthestory？___

A．Georgesawabighouse．

B．Georgegotsomenewclothes．

C．GeorgefoundJimontheground．

D．Georgejumpedofftheraftintothewater．

29．WhydidGeorgeJacksonanswer"quickly"whensomeonecalledfromthehouse？___

A．Georgefeltafraidandnervous．

B．Georgefelthappyandlucky．

C．Georgereallywantedtostaythere．

D．Georgedidn'twanttolietohim．

30．Whichoftheseoldsayingsbestfitsthisstory？___

A．Itneverrainsbutitpours．

B．Everydoghasitsday．

C．Burnthecandleatbothends．

D．Manyhandsmakelight