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.
A. boating           B. running       
C. swimming          D. teaching
A. enjoyed           B. desired        
C. hated             D. learned
A. unforgivable      B. unforgettable   
C. cheerful           D. regretful
A. sent              B. ordered        
C. invited           D. allowed
A. calm              B. icy           
C. stormy            D. thundery
A. finished           B. went          
C. seemed            D. sounded
A. strong            B. gentle         
C. cold               D. hot
A. repeatedly        B. lightly        
C. hardly                 D. violently
A. danger           B. place         
C. sport                  D. job
A. suffered          B. fell           
C. froze             D. withdrew
A. look             B. Help      
C. Run                   D. Jump
A. problem          B. relationship    
C. machine            D. boat
A. turned to         B. lived with     
C. argued with       D. objected to
A. fountain          B. stream         
C. shower                 D. wave
A. if               B. for            
C. after             D. but
A. got through       B. poured into     
C. turned over       D. lifted up
A. ashamed         B. protective       
C. tired             D. afraid
A. hopelessly       B. quickly         
C. slowly            D. helplessly
A. pain            B. anger           
C. fear              D. shame
A. making up       B. getting ready     
C. paying off       D. looking out