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0。The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom.Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb.The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms.Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back.It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.1.Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?A.To get ready to fight. B.To frighten it away. C.To protect the boy. D.To cool down.2.What do we know about cougars?A.They are afraid of noises. B.They hesitate before they hit.C.They are bigger than we think. D.They like to attack running people.3.How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?A.By keeping shouting and hitting. B.By making a wall out of his arms.C.By throwing himself on the cougar. D.By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes.4.Which of the following happened first?A.The cougar jumped from the rock. B.Tom struggled free of his father.C.Jeb asked Tom to get the knife. D.Jeb held Tom across his body.BI recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant , and ancient for a sportsman, Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me.Fifty is supposed to be my father’s age.but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, “ Fifty is what forty used to be .”He had made an inspirational point, Am I over the hill ?People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that he highjump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.“ Your are not getting older