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s possible and kept reassuring her that everything would be fine. At first, I was a bit worried about remembering to do all the right things, but once I started, it went very well. When I’d nearly finished, I told the lady “You’re my first one” and she said “Well, don’t worry。 you’re doing a great job”. Afterwards, the lady and her husband couldn’t thank me enough. When the doctors and nurses arrived, they also told me I’d done a great job, so I was floating on the air. Just a week later, Brian got a second callout to help another lady in distress(悲傷 ) at a bus stop. Having used his new skill twice in quick succession, the bus pany officer has now decided to sign up as a Red Cross first aid volunteer. As Brian put it, “It felt really good to help those people in need. I was so proud of myself afterwards—so I’m going to join the Red Cross.” Answer the questions: 1. What was Brian doing when he was called to give first aid to an elderly lady on 18th May? __________________________________________________________________ 2. What did the elderly lady think of Brian’s first aid skills? __________________________________________________________________ 3. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “floating on air” ? __________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did Brian want to join the Red Cross? __________________________________________________________________ He was at work in his bus pany office. She thought he did a great job. Very happy Because he felt very happy when he helped those people in need.