One hot summer day, I bought a small boat when my family spent vacation【小题1】(enjoy) the beaches of beautiful Gulf shores. Both of my daughters played all day in the boat. Later the little one got【小题2】(tire). Therefore, I took her to our spot on the sand as my elder girl continued to play in the boat. But the boat with my elder daughter in it was gradually moving far out from the shore. I called to her to come【小题3】(close) to the shore and she seemed to be frightened. All she could do was to 【小题4】(paddle) hard to one side and the boat was just making small circles.

I stood as far out in the water, shouting【小题5】(instruct) to her.【小题6】(fortunate), some teenagers on a boat not far from her【小题7】(notice) what was happening and started to head her way immediately.

I’m not a good swimmer【小题8】I determined to have a try. I continued swimming until I no longer knew or could feel that I had legs, but I always kept my eyes on her. Helped by the teenagers, I finally made my way back pulling her and calming her.

I’ve learned_【小题9】the experience that maybe we think we are not strong enough sometimes, but if we trust 【小题10】 enough and take the first attempt, we’ll have all the strength we need.