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I retired from my family business four years ago. But I've never been 41___ of a challenge. I've sailed around the world before. And I've decided to fly east from Western Australia in a 42___. For the last two years I have trained hard, spending 150 hours 43___ with my ground team. When the big day came, thousands of people gathered to 44___ the launch. It was a 45___ start, with a smooth and steady takeoff. I was 46___ but still had some doubts—I was flying into the 47___. I couldn't guarantee I'd see my friends and family again. The capsule where I stayed was designed to 48___ if I landed in water, but I was not sure whether I could 49___ the cruelty of the Ocean. 50___, I kept watching the weather, communicating with my land team and 51___ altitude to achieve the perfect speed and direction. On my fifth day, I was terrified to notice I was losing oxygen. 52___, I managed to save my life by adjusting the pressure in the oxygen cylinder (氧气筒) to stop the oxygen escaping. I know it was vital to stay 53___ to control the flight, altitude and my oxygen flow, so I held a spoon between two fingers—If I 54___, it would fall and wake me up. I never questioned why I was doing this. It is such a unique 55___ to see our beautiful planet from high above. Seeing the coast of Australia again on my 11th day was a huge 56___. I knew my journey was nearly over. It was to be a new world record. I could see my team 57___ below as I flew over. This 58___ really pushed me to my limits, but it hasn't 59___ me. Next year, I want to fly even higher to break another 60___ for the hot-air balloon flight 41. A. shy                B. skeptical                C. fond                D. confident 42. A. plane            B. helicopter                      C. wing suit         D. hot-air balloon 43. A. debating              B. preparing                      C. carving           D. traveling 44. A. welcome               B. inspect                   C. delay                     D. witness 45. A. perfect          B. false                     C. poor                D. fresh 46. A. amused         B. puzzled                  C. excited            D. frightened 47. A. future            B. unknown                C. shelter            D. reality 48. A. digest            B. recycle                   C. float                D. fly 49. A. survive          B. show                             C. evaluate         D. comment 50. A. Finally           B. However                 C. Therefore              D. Besides 51. A. losing            B. ignoring                 C. proving           D. adjusting 52. A. Strangely             B. Luckily                   C. Normally         D. Conveniently 53. A. calm              B. awake                    C. patient            D. relaxed 54. A. looked around     B. carried on                     C. dropped off     D. turned up 55. A. experience    B. excuse                   C. dream             D. tradition 56. A. loss                      B. disaster                  C. burden            D. relief 57. A. exercising     B. celebrating             C. escaping         D. quarreling 58. A. challenge             B. accident                 C. race                D. failure 59. A. interested     B. confused                C. annoyed         D. discouraged 60. A. promise         B. balance                  C. record             D. barrier 答案：41—45ADBDA 46—50CBCAC 51—55DBBCA 56-60DBADC

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