It was a perfect day, just the right kind of day to go fishing
My 13-year-old son Jonathan and I had been
this trip for weeks, and now we were sitting on the shore of a beautiful lake.
We
and talked, and then, suddenly, I saw small waves
my float(浮子）had been. I waited, thinking it would pop right back up again, but the float stayed
the water and my heart started to beat
．After a few more seconds, my fishing rod was suddenly pulled off the stick it was leaning on
me and it was being
towards the water.
I firmly caught hold of the fishing rod and lifted it up. This fish was
! Slowly, my son balanced on two rocks and leaned down to get the giant off the fishhook.
For just one second, he lost his
and reached up with his right hand to steady
. At that moment, our huge fish got off the fishing line and started to swim
I saw teas streaming down Jonathan's face. "Dad, I'm sorry. I'll never be able to
this up to you." I reached out and put my hands on his shoulders. I said the following
almost without thinking. "Jon, how did you feel
I was reeling(往卷轴上绕起）that fish in? Were you excited?" He nodded and said，"Dad，I've never been so
in my whole life!”I repied,
"Jon, wasn’t that about the most fun we've ever had together?" He nodded his head in
．
Then I said, "So, why should we let a fish getting away
possibly the best experience we've ever had? Let’s be happy about the fun we did have."
My son,
his arms around me, said,"Dad, I love you so much!”1
him back and said softly into his ear, "I love you too, Jon."
We
did catch that big fish. But I've known ever since that I didn't let the most important thing get away that day.
| 小题1: | | A．promoting | B．planning | C．appreciating | D．setting |
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| 小题2: | | A．ran | B．listened | C．lay | D．fished |
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| 小题3: | | A．where | B．which | C．in which | D．that |
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| 小题5: | | A．heavily | B．quietly | C．curiously | D．regularly |
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| 小题6: | | A．on top of | B．in front of | C．behind | D．against |
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| 小题7: | | A．taken | B．dragged | C．carried | D．pushed |
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| 小题8: | | A．alive | B．white | C．huge | D．beautiful |
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| 小题9: | | A．health | B．temper | C．balance | D．bucket |
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| 小题10: | | A．him | B．it | C．himself | D．itself |
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| 小题11: | | A．away | B．beyond | C．along | D．up |
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| 小题12: | | A．pick | B．build | C．make | D．speed |
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| 小题13: | | A．comments | B．words | C．songs | D．apologies |
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| 小题14: | | A．although | B．since | C．unless | D．while |
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| 小题15: | | A．excited | B．angry | C．forgetful | D．puzzled |
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| 小题16: | | A．happiness | B．surprise | C．guilt | D．agreement |
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| 小题17: | | A．bring | B．mend | C．shake | D．ruin |
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| 小题18: | | A．throwing | B．getting | C．showing | D．folding |
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| 小题19: | | A．held | B．hugged | C．followed | D．pushed |
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| 小题20: | | A．really | B．once | C．never | D．merely |
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