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(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly
praised for rescuing a
two-
year-
old girl in
Manhattan
said he didn't think twice
before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday's
Daily
News
said
29-
year-
old Julien Duret
from France was the man who left the
spot quickly after the rescue last
Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out
of the water after she fell off the bank at the
South Street Seaport
museum. He handed
the girl to her father
，
David Anderson
，
who had dived in after him.
“I d
idn't think at
all
，
” Duret told the
Daily
News
. “It happened very
fast.
I reacted very
fast.”
Duret
，
an engineer on
vacation
，
was
walking with his girlfriend along the
pier(
码头
) when
he
saw something falling into the water.
He
thought
it
was
a
doll
，
but
realized
it
was
a
child
when
he
approached
the
river.
Immediately
，
he took off
his coat and
jumped into the he reached the
girl
，
she
appeared
lifeless
，
he
said. Fortunately
，
when she was out of the
water
，
she opened
her eyes.
Anderson
said
his
daughter
slipped
off
the
bank
when
he
was
adjusting
his
camera.
An
ambulance came later for
her
，
said
Duret
，
who was
handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret
caught a taxi with his girlfriend
shortly after.
The
rescue
happened
on
the
day
before
he
left
for
France.
Duret
said
he
didn't
realize
his
story of heroism had
greatly moved New York until he was leaving the
city the next morning.“I
don't really
think I'm a hero
，
” said
Duret. “Anyone would do the same
thing.”
1
．
Why was Duret
in New York?
A
．
To meet his
girlfriend.
B
．
To
spend his holiday.
C
．
To work as an
engineer.
D
．
To
visit the Andersons.
2
．
What did Duret
do shortly after the ambulance came?
A
．
He was
interviewed by a newspaper.
B
．
He went to the
hospital in the ambulance.
C
．
He disappeared
from the spot quickly.
D
．
He asked his
girlfriend for his dry clothes.
3
．
Who dived after
Duret into the river to save the little girl?
A
．
David Anderson.
B
．
A
passer-
by.
C
．
His girlfriend.
D
．
A taxi driver.
4
．
Which of the
following is TRUE according to the passage?
A
．
Duret thought
twice before he jumped into the cold water.
B
．
Duret dived
into the water before the girl's father.
C
．
The
rescue happened on the day Duret left for France.
D
．
Duret didn't
think he was brave enough to be a hero.
5
．
What is
probably the headline of this news report?
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