完形填空。 My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten and almost each Sunday in summers we wou

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完形填空。 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 1 . As for me, I 2 both before twelve because

of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 3 . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from

university. I came home and 4 Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the 5 lake. Dad hadn"t sailed for

years, but everything 6 well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a 7 wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit 8 . Dad

was always at his best in any 9 , but at this moment he 10 .

"John! 11 !" he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any 12 . He was the one I always 13 for strength and security. Before I

could respond, a 14 of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller 15 it was too late. Another huge wall

of water 16 the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At

that moment, I felt fiercely 17 of him.

I swam to Dad 18 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 19 . "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 20 for my father.

( )1. A. boating

( )2. A. enjoyed

( )3. A. unforgivable

( )4. A. sent

( )5. A. calm

( )6. A. finished

( )7. A. strong

( )8. A. repeatedly

( )9. A. danger

( )10. A. suffered

( )11. A. look

( )12. A. problem

( )13. A. turned to

( )14. A. fountain

( )15. A. if

( )16. A. got through

( )17. A. ashamed

( )18. A. hopelessly

( )19. A. pain

( )20. A. making up

B. running

B. desired

B. unforgettable

B. ordered

B. icy

B. went

B. gentle

B. lightly

B. place

B. fell

B. Help

B. relationship

B. lived with

B. stream

B. for

B. poured into

B. protective

B. quickly

B. anger

B. getting ready

C. swimming

C. hated

C. cheerful

C. invited

C. stormy

C. seemed

C. cold

C. hardly

C. sport

C. froze

C. Run

C. machine

C. argued with

C. shower

C. after

C. turned over

C. tired

C. slowly

C. fear

C. paying off

D. teaching

D. learned

D. regretful

D. allowed

D. thundery

D. sounded

D. hot

D. violently

D. job

D. withdrew

D. Jump

D. boat

D. objected to

D. wave

D. but

D. lifted up

D. afraid

D. helplessly

D. shame

D. looking out