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Sir Fransis gave up flying and began sailing. He was already 58 years old when he won the Atlantic 1 . His old dream of going around the world came back but this time he 2 to sail. His friends and the doctors did not think he could do it 3 his poor health. But Sir Fransis insisted on 4 his plan. In August, 1968, at the age of nearly sixty five, when most men stopped 5 , he began the great 6 of his life. Soon he was away in his 16－metre boat.
He 7 Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He 8 a warm welcome from the Austrians and from his family who had 9 there to meet him. On shore Sir Fransis was too 10 to walk without help. Everybody said the same thing. He had done 11 , he must not go 12 But he did not listen. On 29 January he left.
The next night, the blackest night he had ever known, the 13 became so big that the boat was 14 turned over. Food, clothes and broken glass were 15 together. But he still kept calm. 16 , the sea had become calm again when the 17 broke.
Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening, 28 May, 1973, he got back to England, 18 a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. The whole voyage 19 2940 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time 20 226 days. He realized his dream with his own efforts.
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What are you waiting for? Live life to the fullest. We are not promised tomorrow, so enjoy today.
We believe that life will be 1 after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are discouraged that the kids aren’t 2 enough and we’ll be more pleased when they are. After that, we’re discouraged that we have teenagers to 3 . We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our 4 will be complete when we get a nicer car, when we have our 5 house, when we are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire, when we win the lottery(彩票).
The 6 is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, 7 ?Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be 8
right now.
So, 9 every moment that you have. Recognize that each 10 you take is a gift and be 11 . Remember that time waits for no one. So stop 12 until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you 13 the weight, until you have kids, until your kids 14 the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get 15 , until you get divorced(离婚), until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is 16 , until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you’ve had a drink, until you
17 , until you are born again—to decide, that there is 18 better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a(n) 19 , not a purpose. So, work like you don’t need 20 , love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.
1. A. harder B. better C. prettier D. worse
2. A. young B. clever C. strong D. old
3. A. deal with B. look at C. take over D. grow up
4. A. work B. condition C. life D. society
5. A. hope B. wish C. dream D. love
6. A. business B. truth C. matter D. difficulty
7. A. when B. why C. where D. how
8. A. active B. healthy C. comfortable D. happy
9. A. treasure B. admit C. grasp D. consider
10. A. step B. breath C. action D. measure
11. A. helpful B. meaningful C. thankful D. wonderful
12. A. worrying B. keeping C. wondering D. waiting
13. A. lose B. get C. overcome D. reduce
14. A. clean B. leave C. afford D. enjoy
15. A. fired B. paid C. satisfied D. married
16. A. used up B. broken up C. paid off D. taken over
17. A. die B. succeed C. fail D. grow
18. A. little B. far C. always D. no
19. A. idea B. journey C. future D. fact
20. A. rest B. money C. comfort D. support
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We believe that life will be 1 after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are discouraged that the kids aren’t 2 enough and we’ll be more pleased when they are. After that, we’re discouraged that we have teenagers to 3 . We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our 4 will be complete when we get a nicer car, when we have our 5 house, when we are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire, when we win the lottery(彩票).
The 6 is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, 7 ?Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be 8
right now.
So, 9 every moment that you have. Recognize that each 10 you take is a gift and be 11 . Remember that time waits for no one. So stop 12 until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you 13 the weight, until you have kids, until your kids 14 the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get 15 , until you get divorced(离婚), until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is 16 , until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you’ve had a drink, until you
17 , until you are born again—to decide, that there is 18 better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a(n) 19 , not a purpose. So, work like you don’t need 20 , love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.
1. A. harder B. better C. prettier D. worse
2. A. young B. clever C. strong D. old
3. A. deal with B. look at C. take over D. grow up
4. A. work B. condition C. life D. society
5. A. hope B. wish C. dream D. love
6. A. business B. truth C. matter D. difficulty
7. A. when B. why C. where D. how
8. A. active B. healthy C. comfortable D. happy
9. A. treasure B. admit C. grasp &n bsp; D. consider
10. A. step B. breath C. action D. measure
11. A. helpful B. meaningful C. thankful D. wonderful
12. A. worrying B. keeping C. wondering D. waiting
13. A. lose B. get C. overcome D. reduce
14. A. clean B. leave C. afford D. enjoy
15. A. fired B. paid C. satisfied D. married
16. A. used up B. broken up C. paid off D. taken over
17. A. die B. succeed C. fail D. grow
18. A. little B. far C. always D. no
19. A. idea B. journey C. future D. fact
20. A. rest B. money C. comfort D. support
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