A．A small number of people were saved from the ship.
B．The author's life was saved because a young man helped him.
C．The author's life was saved because he was young and strong.
D．A passing ship picked him up at last after he struggled in the sea for three hours.

A．he was on another ship nearby when Colossus hit the iceberg
B．he was only a boy of fourteen when the accident took place
C．he was now the only person alive who had seen the ship sinking
D．he was one of those few passengers who were still alive today