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My dad is a busy engineer. Every Saturday he puts on his apron and makes very delicious bread. I think he bakes to _______.

These days I feel stressed out because I failed in the test of our school swimming team. That means I have to wait for a whole year to try out again. Maybe my dad knew how I _______, so this Saturday he invited me to help him bake.

He took out all the things needed and told me to _______ the ingredients (配料) with a spoon. Then he showed me how to knead the dough (揉面团). It took only ten minutes but a(n) _______ large amount of energy to complete. Next came the _______ part—doing nothing. We waited for the dough to become _______, then pouched (锤打) it down and wait for it to rise again. Dad said _______ is always the hardest part as you have to refuse the thought of putting the dough directly into the oven.

While we waited, we sat and talked._______ is like the dough that rises and fills a room with emptiness unless you pouch it down with words. It felt good to listen and share our thoughts. A dough always rises at its own pace and we could do nothing to make it _______ faster.

I learned how to bake, and I also learned to ________ the slowly ticking rhythm of time, to relax and let the bread rise.