【推荐3】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 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 hit
_______. Dad was always at his best in any
_______, but at this moment he
________.
"John!
________!" he shouted in a trembling 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. Another 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 a little awkward about his flash of
_________. "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
________for my father.
1. A.boating | B.running | C.swimming | D.teaching |
2. A.enjoyed | B.desired | C.hated | D.learned |
3. A.unforgivable | B.unforgettable | C.cheerful | D.regretful |
4. A.sent | B.ordered | C.invited | D.allowed |
5. A.calm | B.icy | C.stormy | D.thundery |
6. A.finished | B.went | C.seemed | D.sounded |
7. A.strong | B.gentle | C.cold | D.hot |
8. A.repeatedly | B.lightly | C.hardly | D.violently |
9. A.danger | B.place | C.sport | D.job |
10. A.suffered | B.fell | C.froze | D.withdrew |
11. 12. A.problem | B.relationship | C.machine | D.boat |
13. A.turned to | B.lived with | C.argued with | D.objected to |
14. A.fountain | B.stream | C.shower | D.wave |
15. 16. A.got through | B.poured into | C.turned over | D.lifted up |
17. A.ashamed | B.protective | C.tired | D.afraid |
18. A.hopelessly | B.quickly | C.slowly | D.helplessly |
19. A.pain | B.anger | C.fear | D.shame |
20. A.making up | B.getting ready | C.paying off | D.looking out |