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The following text is from Rudolfo Anaya's 1972 novel Bless Me, Ultima. The young narrator and his friend Cico are staring into the water of a stream in rural New Mexico.

The golden fish swam by gracefully, cautiously, as if testing the water after a long sleep in its subterranean waters. His powerful tail moved in slow strokes as he slid through the water towards us.
As used in the text, what does the word "testing" most nearly mean?
Harming
A
Congratulating
B
Trying out
C
Wearing out
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