2 . Johan and his younger brother, Rahim, had an unforgettable fishing experience. They could not spend the evening ________ their schoolwork with their mother. They had to go out fishing. Their father, a fisherman, was feeling ________ . The brothers had to catch some fish so that their father could ________ them in the market the next morning to support the family.

That evening, Rahim decided to ________ the sea early. He knew that if he and Johan were to set off late, they might not be able to find a good ________ at sea to catch plenty of fish. Rahim urged Johan to hurry and instructed him to ________ the fishing net onto their boat quickly.

While out at sea Rahim helped ________ the boat when Johan cast the net into the waters. Although it was ________ work, they were glad to be able to help their sick father. While waiting to pull the net in, the brothers took out their ________ from their bags to revise. It was not easy as they could not see clearly under the dim light from the oil lamp. Suddenly, their boat _________ hard from left to right. Rahim gasped (喘气) and held his brother’s arm __________ . Although he was __________ , Johan remained calm. He went to the __________ of their boat to take a look. He saw the net shaking.

Excited about the __________ , Johan decided to pull in the net. To his surprise, there were no fishes. Upon taking a __________ look, Johan found that the net had a huge __________ in it.

“A big fish must have damaged the net while trying to escape,” Johan __________ seeing this.

__________ , the brothers returned home. However, their parents were __________ that they had persevered (坚持) and put in their best __________ that night.

4 . As a six- year-old Canadian schoolboy, Ryan had trouble________the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn't get enough clean water. “Why do some African children have to________ten kilometres to get water everyday? And why is the water so dirty that it makes them________?” Young Ryan thought,

“Life is easy for me, but hard for those people. Why don't I help?”

At first, his plan was to________money to build a single well somewhere in Africa. He cleaned windows and did gardening for his family and neighbours. He soon reached his first________of $70,________when he gave the money to a charity, he was told that it________cost $2, 000 to build a well.

Two thousand dollars was a lot of money, but Ryan didn't give up. He was________to help other children have clean water. He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them to________money. At the same time, a friend of Ryan's mother helped make his story go________.After several months, Ryan had________the $ 2,000,________which a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. The children at the school________needed to walk for hours to get water. They were grateful to him and invited him to visit.

In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the finished________with his own eyes. But that was not all. He also saw hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. At first Ryan was nervous, but soon, a great warmth________ him. He really had made a________for these children. He________a joyful smile.

Later, Ryan's experience led him to set up a________to encourage more people to help. Many________people gave him their support. Today, over 800, 000 people in 16 countries across Africa have________from the life-changing gift of clean, safe water.