“If mum finds out that I’m going to the beach, I’ll be in great ______.” I said to myself softly.

I crept slowly down the stairs and tried to walk ______ into the kitchen. As I was walking towards the back door, mum asked，“Where are you going?” I answered，“I’m going to the garden to play.” After I got out of the kitchen, I breathed a sigh of ______.       I climbed over the fence, jumped onto the muddy field and started ______ towards the bus-stop at top speed.

After half an hour, I was at the ______ scanning the crowd for my friends, Jimmy and Bobby. After a while, I ______ them near a coconut tree and we began to play volleyball happily.

Suddenly, Bobby ______ the ball too hard and the ball fell into the sea. The ______ came in and carried the ball further and further away from the shore. I wanted to ______ my swimming skills so I decided to get the ball for them. I ______ the water and started swimming. Ten minutes later, I became ______ but when I saw that the ball was only a few feet away from me, I put in an extra burst of speed. However, just as I was going to grab the ball, a very strong current ______ the ball further away from me. At that moment，a string of ______ tangled (缠绕）up with my feet and I could not swim properly.

I struggled to keep ______ but it was no use. “If I had listened to mum and dad，this would never have happened,” I thought silently. Finally, after ______ for a minute or two, I had no more energy and got pulled underwater. I pulled the weed hard which finally ______.       I swam back to the surface, gasping for breath. I was exhausted but I shouted for help. By the time, a lifeguard who was holding a life buoy (救生圈) reached me，I had already felt ______.

When I woke up, I was in an empty room lying on a bed. It was not until a doctor came into the room that I realized I was in a hospital. After a few minutes, my parents with half ______ and half worried faces walked in. My parents scolded me for ______ out of the house but were also glad that I was not seriously injured.

I will never forget that ______ experience. Neither will I ever want to show off again.

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being   _________by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a _________ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in _________.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages _________ into the meeting room.

"Let's build a big trap，"one mouse _________.When this idea was _________，another said，"What about poisoning（毒死）her？"But _________ knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat's food，_________ said，"Let's cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm." But the meeting did not accept his _________.

At last，one mouse，__________than the rest，jumped onto a table. Waving a bell，he called for __________，"Be quiet！Let's __________ this bell to the cat's tail，so we'll always know where she is！We'll have __________ to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to __________！"Hearing the words，everyone got __________ and they congratulated him on his good idea.

"We'll tie it so tightly（牢固地）that it will never __________！"

"She' ll never be able to __________ quietly again! The other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine..."

However, the wise mouse said, "We must __________ who is going to tie it to her tail." There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was __________ enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision made.

It's often very __________ to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.