Erica dreamed many times about going fishing.But her father wouldn't agree. "It's much too dangerous for you，" he'd say.Erica tried to change her father's mind.But her father only said， "I don't want you to be unhappy.I'm just worried about you."
    Erica couldn't understand why her father wouldn't let her go fishing.She could swim very well—much better than some of her friends.
    "You said I should always try new things，" Erica said to her father. "You said that that's the only way people grow inside."
    Erica's father said， "But sometimes a new thing can be dangerous and".
    "Is going on boats dangerous？" asked Erica."Then why do you do it？Benny Nathan is younger than I am.
    But he goes fishing all the time."
    Erica's father said， "But you're not as strong as Benny."
    Erica knew her legs weren't very strong.But her arms were.She had to show her father that she was strong.
    That Saturday when Benny came over，Erica asked him to race her in the swimming pool.Her father came along to watch.
    "This is a special race，"Erica said. "You can only use your arms，not your legs."
    Benny started off quickly，but soon his arms became tired.Erica began to pull ahead.She got to the end of the pool first.
    After the race was over，Erica's father said， "I was wrong.You can take care of yourself--on a boat，or other places."
    Two days later，she was on a boat heading out to the deep sea.Her father was sleeping next to

（1）What was Erica's dream？

Her dream was to go fishing.

Her dream was to go fishing.

（2）Why did Erica's father say no to her dream？

Because her father thought it was dangerous to go fishing and Erica was not strong enough.

Because her father thought it was dangerous to go fishing and Erica was not strong enough.

（3）If you were Erica，would you stick to your dream even though your dad said no？Why？her on a chair.

Yes.Because Realizing my dream is very important and I don't want to give up easily.I will work hard and prove myself to my dad./No.Because I should follow what my dad says and protect myself from dangerous places.

Yes.Because Realizing my dream is very important and I don't want to give up easily.I will work hard and prove myself to my dad./No.Because I should follow what my dad says and protect myself from dangerous places.