In 1982,Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got in?to a lifeboat,but his supplies were 28       . His chances of surviving were small. 29       when three fishermen found him 76 days later,he was alive―much 30       than he was when he started. But his 31        of how he survived was fascinating. His cleverness―how he 32        to catch fish,how he evaporated (蒸发) sea water to 33        fresh water―was very interesting.

  But the thing that 34        my eye was how he man?aged to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost,and there seemed no 35        in continuing the struggle. He was starved and 36        worn out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

  When people 37        these kinds of circumstances? they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 38        desperate circumstances 39        in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 40        difficulties.

  "I tell myself I can 41        it," wrote Callahan in his book. Compared to what others have been through,I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,42 up courage. I wrote that down after I read it. It 43       me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 44        off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I've said it,I have always come back to my 45       . The truth is,our circumstances are only bad 46        to something better. But others have been through the much worse,that is,in comparison with what others have been through,you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again,and it will help you 47        through the rough situations with a little more courage.

28,A. full   B. rich

   C. few   D. enough

29. A. And   B. Yet

   C. Still   D. Thus

30. A. thinner   B. stronger   C. worse   D. healthier

31. A. attitude   B. assumption   C. instruction   D. account

32. A. assisted   B. tended   C. managed   D. intended

33. A. make   B. absorb   C. select   D. replace

34. A. attacked   B. caught   C. froze   D. cheated

35. A. operation   B. taste   C. message   D. point

36. A. firmly   B. completely   C. hardly   D. generally

37. A. deal   B. defend   C. survive   D. observe

38. A. similarly   B. differently   C. gradually   D. commonly

39. A. pull   B. take   C. break   ,                              D. give

40. A. for the lack of   B. in the face of   C. in exchange for   D. as a result of

41. A. handle   B. carry   C. follow   D. inspect

42. A. rolling   B. using   C. building   D. making

43. A. defeated   B. recommended   C. introduced   D. struck

44. A. far   B. long   C. ever   D. even

45. A. feelings   B. senses

   C. ideas   D. influences

46. A. related   B. measured   C. contributed   D. compared

47. A. see   B. cut   C. get   D. think

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