— It's very cute.

— You ______________ be joking! Don't you know I'm afraid of high places?

— With pleasure. What does he look like?

— He ______________ of medium height and he ______________ small eyes.

 — I'm waiting for the _______ of the wallet that I found on the road.

    My father was sick. I wished I 1 as close to him as my brothers and sisters. They often helped him cook his meals and clean the house. He was sick badly, so he needed a lot of help 2 the everyday things.

    Dad was sitting in his old armchair and listening to the radio when I arrived. He turned and smiled.

    "What's new, Jim?" he said, 3 I sat down on the sofa.

    I wanted 4 him all about my problems at work, but I couldn't seem to find the words. 5 he think that I was a failure, out of work at 58?"Nothing much, "I said, finally. He told me lots of family news. He was in good spirits. Then it was time for Dad 6 his medicine.

    "I'll get it, "I said. I went into the kitchen and poured a glass of water from the refrigerator. I found a red apple in the kitchen. I cut it 7 small slices, put them on a plate, and then I carried the snack to Dad. He was very surprised. For a second, I thought I'd done something 8 . He looked as if he were going to cry.

    "Dad? What's the 9?" I asked.

    "Nobody's cut me an apple like 10 since my wife died." he said. "It's just like what she used to do." I shut and opened my eyes quickly to bring back the tears. I couldn't let myself cry in front of him.

   In 1945, six planes and 17 men disappeared without a sign, all in one day. This was Flight 19. Flight 19's captain was Lieutenant Charles Taylor. Flight 19 was a usual flight. It took off at about 2:10 p.m. from Miami. The weather was very normal on that December 5th of 1945. It was never spoken directly to after its going down. A message was received at 4:00 p. m. that told about pilot Taylor not knowing the way to go because his compass(指南针) was running around.

    After that, it was never heard from again. While searching for it, a search plane was also lost. The search for the both continued until December 10th of that same year. None of the things from Flight 19's planes, or from the search plane, was ever found. It is one of the most infamous disappearances. Searching for Flight 19 lasted five days, and covered 380, 000 square miles. Dr. Kripke suggests a vortex(涡流) may have been involved(牵涉) in the disappearance of Flight 19.