Diane Ray was completely self-centred and very spoilt. Her parents gave
her__1__ she wanted， knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气) if
they did not. She would scream and kick and__2__ on the floor drumming her
heels. Her parents always __3__。
That was why she was alone on the___4__， wearing an expensive swimsuit. It
had taken a massive tantrum to__5__ her parents to buy it. They were back at the
beach-house，___6__ from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it
was too dangerous to go diving __7__。 "Dangerous?” she had said. "You just don‘t
want me to have __8__。 I‘m going and if you try to stop me， I‘ll scream.”
“What are you doing?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that
the man was there__9__ he spoke.
“I‘m going diving， ” she answered.
“You shouldn‘t swim today，” the man__10__。 "There is a storm coming
up.”
“You should mind your own__11__!” Diane replied and walked into the gentle
waves.
“If you go out there you‘ll be__12__，” the man called after her. She did
not bother to reply.
Diane slipped into the water and dived___13__until white caps began rolling
in and it became harder to__14__ against the current (水流)。 Saltwater hit against
her face， making it __15__ to breathe. Oh，why had she not listened to
advice?
Panicking，she began to___16__。 Then，just as it seemed as if she would slip
beneath the surface， she heard a__17__voice. "Hold on! I‘m coming.” With__18__，
she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. "I hope you‘ve
learned a lesson. You put us both in__19__， ” he shouted angrily， as he dragged
her over the side of the___20__。 Gratefully， Diane thanked him and ran towards
the beach-house.
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