Everybody was excited before the canoeing (独木舟) trip except John. He was worried because he didn't know how to 1 . To prepare for the trip, he took a swimming 2 and worked hard for weeks. Finally, he 3 the test. We were all glad to have John along except Nicky. She thought John would hold back the class during the trip. As a swimming star, she was too 4 to make friends with him.
Our trip went well until we entered some rapids(急流). The speed of the water picked up and our boat 5 . We were all thrown into the water except big John!
He bent down at the back and 6 became the only one in the canoe.
We swam back to the boat where John pulled us in one by one. Then, we found Nicky 7 . She was shouting for help because she didn't wear her life jacket!
Every time we reached out to her the rapids sent her farther away. Gathering all his 8 John paddled the boat hard against the rushing water and pulled Nicky out.
He 9 like a hero!
Later, John received a special award for 10 . The person that presented it was our best swimmer star -Nicky.
