Following- followed- followed
reading- read- read
laying- lay- laid
Not 100% sure.
From the given lines above, the answer would be the second line: <span>Light bounced across the water, shimmering on the surface like jewels. Among the given lines above, this is the only one that uses adjectives or description words that are cheery and bright such as the words "light", "shimmering" and "jewels". Hope this helps.</span>
Yes, because we make up this world and we need to protect it. We live in this world, so we need to protect it.