It was a Sunday afternoon．It was very (41) and nobody wanted to stay at home．Mike decided to go swimming in the river． His brother，Jim，wanted to go with him．

" (42)him with you Mike， said their father．"He will do what you say，l think． "

They got (43) the river quickly． A lot of people were  (44) in it． Mike told Jim to play on the bank，then he (45) into the river． About an hour later，Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his hand．Jim was very (46)． He found a bottle and put the fish in it．

Jim did (47) except(除了) watching the fish that evening．Suddenly Mike heard Jim (48) in the room． He ran to him and asked，"What's wrong (49)you，Jim?'

"The fish has died(死了)， Jim said． "I thought it was (50)． So 1 took it out of the bot- tle and put it on the chair．l only wanted it to have a rest．

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