Ada looked through the observation window at the kids below, all waiting in line to get into the pool. She turned to her mother with a furious frown on her face. "Mom, they're all little kids! I'm 15 already! This is ridiculous!"
"I know,Ada," replied her mother, "but you're a beginner, too, and you have to start somewhere!"
Ada had never been to a swimminglessonin her life. Between schoolwork and helping on her grandfather's farm, she hadn't had time for lessons. The closest swimming pool Ada had been to was the inflatable(充气的）alligator pool hermotherbought her when she was five. Now that Ada was older, her mother had found a new job in the city, and Ada faced a new challenge—school field trips to the local pool.
The first day that Ada went with her class to the pool, she had no idea what she was in for. What could be so difficult aboutswimming? Ada confidentlyslippedinto the water and held onto the side of the pool, expecting to be able to touch the bottom with her feet. But when Ada let go of the side of the pool, she slipped under thewater—the whole pool was one big deep end! Ada threw her arm toward the side of the pool and grabbed the ledge (池壁), out of breath. "I really can't swim! Everyone's going to laugh at me!" she thought to herself in a panic.
On the next field trip to the pool, Ada sat on the side on a bench, paralyzed withfear.She huddled with a towel over her shoulders, too embarrassed totryagain. When she came home, her mother noticed right away that Ada was upset. "Honey, I've signed you up for Angela's swimming lessons at the local pool. Soon you'lllearnhow to swim just like everyone else," she assured Ada, showing photos of Bella with her prize-winning students. Ada felt doubtful that lessons would help, but she had to overcome her fear.
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；
2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1
Still, when the time came to take her first lesson, Ada was even more embarrassed than before.
Paragraph 2
Soon Bella came over to where Ada sat and introduced herself.
