Therecomesatimeinaperson'slifewhenchildhoodfantasies(幻想)endandrealitybegins.SantaClausandtheEasterBunny(复活节兔子)tobeMumandDadandfadeaway.Idon'tknowifmostpeoplerememberthiseventbutIknowithappenedtome.
Ona(an)summerdaymygrandfathertoldmeoneofhiscrazystories.IheadedofftotheIndiansthatgrandpasaidlivedinthewoods.ButaftersomehourssearchingwithoutsuccessIgaveup.TiredandIwenttoaskgrandpa.
"Howcomeofyourstoriesevercometrue?"
"Wellsometimesyouhavetomakethemcometrue"heanswered."IoncehadafriendnamedHuckFinnwhomadehisownadventures."
Hetotellmeabouthisbuddy(密友)HuckwhofloateddowntheMississippiRiveronaraft.Isatlisteningtohimeverywordhesaid.WhenhefinishedIwentofftohavemyown.
TwohourslaterIhadasmallandbadlymaderaft.Itookittothealongwithabranchfromatreetouseasanoar(桨).Icouldn'tandhadbeentoldmanytimestostayawayfromthepond.ButtodayIhadtheraftsowithabigshove;Ipusheditoutandjumpedontop.
Iwasfineforatotaloffourseconds;thenIstartedto.Itriedtousethebranchtopaddle(划桨)inbutpushedmyselffartherout.KnowingthatIwoulddrownIdidwhatanyothernine-year-oldwoulddoinasimilarsituation:I
Fromtheedgeofthepondcamemysisterandcousinswhoeasilyrescuedme.Asmyraftsankdidmybeliefinmygrandpa.AlthoughIneverstoppedlovinghimsomethinginourrelationshipthatday.
LookingbacknowIcanseethatthechangewasn'tinmygrandfatherbutinme.Iwas.
1.A.happenB.endupC.workoutD.turnout
2.A.heroesB.friendsC.memoriesD.stories
3.A.howB.whenC.soD.clearly
4.A.specialB.interestingC.hotD.ordinary
5.A.meetB.trackC.findD.check
6.A.unhappyB.cheatedC.discouragedD.disappointed
7.A.neitherB.noneC.nothingD.any
8.A.continuedB.lovedC.startedD.agreed
9.A.doubtingB.believingC.rememberingD.thinkingof
10.A.adventureB.planC.raftD.game
11.A.riverB.watersC.pondD.stream
12.A.rowB.swimC.waterD.bathe
13.A.fallB.realizeC.fearD.sink
14.A.FrightenedB.NervousC.Clear-headedD.Fi