I just got back from a water park. What a day! What makes it even better is that I should have been at work. You might be wondering, what good reason does an adult have to be at a water park on a weekday? I’ll give you some good reasons.

You’re in a state of childlike happiness.

When did we become so serious? Why is it more fun to discuss business at an expensive restaurant than to go on a water slide? Kids are smart. They know what is fun and they know how to be happy. A water park is the best place to learn from the best. Stop being such an adult. Head for the biggest, maddest slide you can find.

You let go of your inhibitions.

You are never more real than when you’re playing a water slide. You can be yourself. It feels great. On the scariest slides, you probably feel like screaming(尖叫). It’s okay. You can. Nobody will think you’re queer. Find the maddest slide you can, feel the drop and start screaming.

You get wet—and it doesn’t matter.

How often do you really feel the happiness of being wet? Sure, you take showers, but that’s not the same. When it rains, we open an umbrella. When we see a puddle(水坑), we walk around it. At a water park, it’s your task to get wet.

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Before you go to a water park, it’s natural to feel too busy for it. “Oh I have too much to do,” you say. “I haven’t time for such childish things.” Please ignore those voices and go anyway. You have so much fun that you realize just how unimportant most of your problems are. You can be equipped to deal with adult life again. If you want to solve problems, it’s essential that you stay positive. Water parks make you happy. Nothing boosts your mood faster, and that means you’re more effective in the morning.

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1. Which of the following best explains “queer” underlined in Paragraph 3?（词义猜测）

A    Strange.

B    Sufficient.

C    Independent.

D    Determined.