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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 26 ．His chances of surviving were small． 27 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much 28 than he was when he started, but alive． His 29 of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he 30 to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to 31 fresh water—is very interesting． But the thing that 32 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 33 in continuing the struggle was starved and34 worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice． When people 35 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in 36 desperate circumstances37 in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 38 difficulties． "I tell myself I can 39 it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over, 40 up courage．．．" I wrote that down after 1 read it．It 41 me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 42 off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my 43 ． The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 44 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 45 through the rough situations with a little more courage．

26. A．full B．rich C．few D．enough

27. A．And B．Yet C．Still D．Thus

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

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

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

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

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

33. A．operation e C. message D. point

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

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

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

37. A．pull B. take C. break D. give