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 ___36___. As for me, I ___37___ both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really ___ 38___. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and ___39___Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the ___40___lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything ___41___well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a ___ 42___ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit ___43___. Dad was always at his best in any___44___, but at this moment he___45___.
"John!___46___!" he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any___ 47___. He was the one I always___48___for strength and security. Before I could respond, a___ 49___ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller ___50___it was too late. Another huge wall of water ___ 51___the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely ___52___of him.
I swam to Dad ___ 53___and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of ___ 54___. "It's all right, Dad. We are safe now," I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start___55___for 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．respeatedly | B．lightly | C．hardly | D．violently |
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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．withdrew |
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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．got through | B．poured into | C．turned over | D．lifted 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．pain | B．anger | C．fear | D．shame |
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| 小题20: | | A．making up | B．getting ready | C．paying off | D．looking out |
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