MyfatherbroughthomeasailboatwhenIwastenandalmosteachSundayinsummerswewouldgosailing.Dadwasquiteskilledinsailingbutnotgoodat36.AsformeI37bothbeforetwelvebecauseoflivingclosetoLakeOn
MyfatherbroughthomeasailboatwhenIwastenandalmosteachSundayinsummerswewouldgosailing.Dadwasquiteskilledinsailingbutnotgoodat 36 .AsformeI 37 bothbeforetwelvebecauseoflivingclosetoLakeOntario.
ThelasttimeDadandIsetsailtogetherisreally 38 .ItwasaperfectweekendafterIgraduatedfromuniversity.Icamehomeand 39 Dadtogosailing.Outwesetsoononthe 40 lake.Dadhadn’tsailedforyearsbuteverything 41 wellwiththetiller(舵柄)inhishands.
Whenwewereinthemiddleofthelakea 42 windcameallofasudden.Theboatwashit 43 .Dadwasalwaysathisbestinany 44butatthismomenthe 45 .“John! 46!”heshoutedinatremblingvoicewiththetillerstillinhishands.
Inmymemoryhecouldfixany 47.HewastheoneIalways 48 forstrengthandsecurity.BeforeIcouldresponda 49 ofwatergotintotheboat.Irushedtothetiller 50 itwastoolate.Antherhugewallofwater 51 theboatinaminute.WewerethrownintothewaterandDadwasstrugglingaimlessly.AtthatmomentIfeltfiercely 52 ofhim.
IswamtoDad 53 andassistedhiminclimbingontothehull(船壳)oftheboat.UponsittingonthehullDadwasalittleawkwardabouthisflashof 54 .“It’sallrightDad.Wearesafenow”Icomfortedhim.
ThatwasthefirsttimeDadhadcountedonmeinamomentofemergency.MoreimportantlyIfounditwasmyturntostart 55 formyfather.
36.A.boating B.running C.swimming D.teaching
37.A.enjoyed B.desired C.hated D.learned
38.A.unforgivable B.unforgettable C.cheerful D.regretful
39.A.sent B.ordered C.invited D.allowed
40.A.calm B.icy C.stormy D.thundery
41.A.finished B.went C.seemed D.sounded
42.A.strong B.gentle C.cold D.hot
43.A.respeatedly B.lightly C.hardly D.violently
44.A.danger B.place C.sport D.job
45.A.suffered B.fell C.froze D.withdrew
46.A.look B.He