1、In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   36  . His chances of surviving were small.   37   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive―much   38   than he was when he started, but alive.

His   39   of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness ― how he   40   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发）sea water to   41   fresh water ― is very interesting.

But the thing that   42   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   43   in continuing the struggle. He was starved and   44  worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

When people   45   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in   46   desperate circumstances   47   in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   48   difficulties.

“I tell myself I can   49   it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,   50   up courage…”

I wrote that down after I read it. It   51   me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   52   off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my   53  .

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad   54   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   55   through the rough situations with a little more courage.

39、请以 Is Failure a Bad Thing 为题写一篇短文，要点如下：

1.       失败是常有的事。

2.       人们对失败有各种不同的态度。

你对失败的态度。

38、Grandpa intends to have a thoroughly enjoyable and _________period without paid work.

A. broad           B. wide              C. lengthy          D. brief

37、 Juventus _________two goals in the last ten minutes.

A. achieved         B. managed           C. succeeded       D. challenged

36、 ― Which number is yours?

―_____--it's that one here, yes, this one.

A. Let me see       B. Let's say           C. Mind you        D. Excuse me

35、Please look _________the whole plan and let me know what you think.

A. into              B. up                 C. through                D. after

34、Try to _________a few hours each week for exercise.

A. put away        B. take away         C. pick up         D. set aside

33、There was a（n）_________moment when the plane suddenly dropped.

A. nervous          B. embarrassed       C. anxious          D. worried

32、People who don't do what they say they will are_________.

A. honest          B. independent       C. cruel           D. unreliable

31、He was unable to attend the meeting in Moscow, because the Russian authorities had_______ him a visa.

A. denied          B. rejected           C. refused         D. opposed