One sunny weekend, Mr White, a sailing teacher, took his son Tom for their usual sailing practice.

On arriving at the beach, they put on their life jackets. Then their ____1____ began. When Tom sailed, his father followed in his own boat, keeping a close eye on him.

The ____2____ wind filled the sail and Tom’s sailboat moved gently in the calm water. Tom ____3____ that sailing would be easy as usual. He nodded at his father happily.

Some time later, a sudden wind came out of nowhere. It was so strong that Tom’s sailboat was pushed in another direction. Not ready for the change, Tom lost his ____4____ and couldn’t control his sailboat. He fell into the water, all wet. His sailboat ____5____, floating (漂浮) on the surface of water.

“Help!” Tom shouted in ____6____.

“Take it easy. You’re safe. Try to right the boat,” said his father.

Tom tried several times, but it didn’t ____7____. “I can’t!” Tom cried, shaking all over.

“Calm down. Do as I taught you before,” his father said in a loud voice.

Tom ____8____ to the daggerboard in the middle of the sailboat. He pushed it down hard. The sailboat moved a little.

“Push it harder,” his father added.

Tom had another try and the sailboat was almost out of water. Courage ____9____ in his heart. With a final effort, Tom turned the sailboat upright (竖立着).

Tom held the side of the sailboat and ____10____ climbed back onto it. “I made it!” Tom cheered. As Tom’s sailboat moved forward again, his father wore a smile on his face, still keeping a close eye on Tom.

1.1.

A dream

B match

C practice

D dialog

解析：选C。到沙滩后，他们穿上救生衣，然后他们的练习开始了。practice练习；dream梦想；match比赛；dialog 对话。文章第一句提到their usual sailing practice，对应此处，故选C。

2.2.

A dry

B cold

C soft

D strong

解析：选C。柔和的风鼓起船帆，汤姆的帆船在平静的水面缓缓前行。soft柔和的；dry干燥的；cold寒冷的；strong 猛烈的。后文才出现大风，此时水面平静，风应该是柔和的，故选C。

3.3.

A thought

B forgot

C promised

D regretted

解析：选A。汤姆认为帆船运动将会和往常一样简单。thought认为；forgot忘记；promised承诺；regretted后悔。结合后文他开心朝爸爸点头，是心里觉得很容易，故选A。

4.4.

A interest

B patience

C pressure

D balance

解析：选D。汤姆没有准备好应对这个变化，失去平衡，控制不住帆船。balance平衡；interest兴趣；patience耐心；pressure压力。船被强风吹偏，人落水是失去平衡，故选D。

5.5.

A sped up

B broke down

C turned over

D passed by

解析：选C。他掉进水里，浑身湿透，帆船翻了，漂浮在水面上。turned over 翻转、翻倒；sped up 加速；broke down 出故障；passed by 经过。后文汤姆要扶正小船，说明船翻了，故选C。

6.6.

A shame

B fear

C anger

D surprise

解析：选B。“救命！” 汤姆恐惧地大喊。fear害怕、恐惧；shame羞愧；anger愤怒；surprise惊讶。落水遇险，内心害怕，故选B。

7.7.

A work

B stop

C appear

D leave

解析：选A。汤姆试了好几次，但是没有奏效。work起作用、奏效；stop停止；appear出现；leave离开。but表转折，说明尝试没有成功，故选A。

8.8.

A ran

B rode

C flew

D swam

解析：选D。汤姆游向帆船中间的稳向板。swam游泳；ran跑；rode骑；flew飞。汤姆在水里，所以是游过去，故选D。

9.9.

A grew

B froze

C moved

D changed

解析：选A。勇气在他心中增长。grew增长、滋生；froze冻结；moved移动；changed改变。船快要扶正，他慢慢有了勇气，故选A。

10.10.

A curiously

B quickly

C secretly

D quietly

解析：选B。汤姆抓住船舷，迅速爬回船上。quickly快速地；curiously好奇地；secretly秘密地；quietly安静地。脱险之后赶紧回到船上，符合语境，故选B。