My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at
__. As for me, I __
both well before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really
__ . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and __
Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the __
__ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything
well with the tiller(舵柄)in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a
wind came all of a sudden. The boat was
_ _ violently(猛烈地). Dad was always at his best in any
__, but at this moment he __
.
“John!
__ !” he shouted in a trembling(颤抖的) voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any
__. He was the one I always __
__ for strength and security. Before I could respond, a
_ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller
it was too late. Anther huge wall of water
the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely
of him.
I swam to Dad
and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was still a little frightened. “It’s all right, Dad. We are __
__ now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency(紧急情况). More importantly, I found it was my turn to start __
of my father.
小题1: | A.boating | B.running | C.swimming | D.teaching |
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小题2: | A.enjoyed | B.desired | C.hated | D.learned |
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小题3: | A.unforgivable | B.unforgettable | C.cheerful | D.regretful |
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小题4: | A.sent | B.ordered | C.invited | D.allowed |
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小题5: | A.calm | B.icy | C.stormy | D.thundery |
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小题6: | A.finished | B.went | C.seemed | D.sounded |
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小题7: | A.strong | B.gentle | C.cold | D.hot |
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小题8: | A.pulled | B.broken | C.sailed | D.hit |
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小题9: | A.danger | B.place | C.sport | D.job |
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小题10: | A.suffered | B.fell | C.froze | D.forgot |
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小题12: | A.problem | B.relationship | C.machine | D.boat |
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小题13: | A.turned to | B.lived with | C.argued with | D.objected to |
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小题14: | A.fountain | B.stream | C.shower | D.wave |
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小题16: | A.turned on | B.turned into | C.turned over | D.turned up |
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小题17: | A.ashamed | B.protective | C.tired | D.afraid |
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小题18: | A.hopelessly | B.quickly | C.slowly | D.helplessly |
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小题19: | A.painful | B.dangerous | C.safe | D.tired |
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小题20: | A.catching sight | B.getting fond | C.getting tired | D.taking care |
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