Sarie
Feeling exhausted and losing hope, Maryam rested on the only seat her sailing boat
had. She looked at the wide, blue ocean reaching for kilometers around her and felt
like she might cry.
Yesterday, her boat, Sarie, had been caught in a storm and began filling with water.
Since then, she had been working all day and night to stop her beautiful boat from
sinking. Now, she felt too tired to continue. Maryam had been winning the race, but
now, two days from the end, it was unlikely that she would finish at all.
Maryam thought back to the last time she spoke to her father.
"Father," she had said, "for three months now, I've been thinking about entering this
year's Race Around the World. I know I'm ready to take part."
"Yes, I agree that you are fully prepared," her father replied. He thought for a moment.
"You've been trying hard to improve your sailing for the last five years. You're as good
as the other competitors now, so I think that you must try. If you face any challenges
on your adventure, remember that no matter what happens, I am proud of you."
As Maryam rested on her boat remembering her father's encouraging words, she
began to feel much happier. She jumped up and turned the boat in the direction of the
finish line. Two days later, Sarie sailed into the safe harbour in first place. Maryam saw
her father in the crowd. He cried out happily, "I knew you could do it!"
The Question:
Why did maryam talk to her father ?
A- to tell him about the competition
B- to ask him to help her win the race
C- to say that she entered the race