5 . Sean looked at his father, who was standing confidently at the helm(舵). Sean couldn’t _________ all of the sailing terms father taught him. He hated to ask, but pushed himself anyway. “Which way are we turning?”, anticipating father’s _________. “ We’ re coming about,” his father said _________.

Suddenly, the sky turned grey and the wind began blowing wildly. “Sean, take the helm.” father called Sean _________ He didn’t want to, but he also didn’t want to see father’s _________ look. “Uh…sure,” Sean replied.

“Just keep her going straight. I’ ll check something.” Sean _________ the helm from time to time. Now the _________ wind changed its direction, catching him off guard. The boat _________ , leaving ropes and nets slipping to the opposite side. “Dad!” Sean cried, but the wind swallowed(吞没) his _________ . Sean didn’t see his father as the sail blocked his __________.

Then he saw his father in the water! Sean __________ the rope that his father had used to teach him sailing knots(结) now to save his father.

As he __________ the trick father taught him, he formed the knot and pulled it tight. He quickly tied the other __________ onto the boat, and then threw the rope to his father. After climbing back, his father said, “You __________ my life, son.” Sean felt a rush of __________ and pride, smiling.