Life would be rather（相当） boring if we did not have dreams. Do you have any dreams? One of my dad's 1 dreams is to sail around the world on a sailing ship.
So this summer, my father decided 2 a small boat and take us all for a 3 vacation. We rented a nice houseboat and began our adventure 4 a nice sunny day. Everything went well the first day. The water was calm. There was no wind and everyone was happy. It felt like 5 dream was coming true.
But the next day, when we sailed to the river that connected to the lake, a strong wind came up. It 6 the waves（海浪） really big. The boat started to bounce around. It was a little scary.
The river got wider and wider. The waves were 7 stronger. The wind was blowing our boat far from land. My dad had trouble controlling the boat. He decided that we should go back.
We made it safely back to a place where the water was calm. My dad and his friend said that it would be safer 8 we stayed there.
Everybody laughed. Mom said, "You men will have to learn a lot before you set out on the big ocean（海洋）."
Dad said, "So far, we 9 a good lesson. It is good to have dreams. But it is really good to test them out before you act on them."
Dad's dream is still to sail around the world one day. He knows that dreams will come true if you really want them to. But he also knows 10 he has a lot to learn a lot of things before he sets out on the open ocean.
