and I got the position.
We tomorrow, but I don't think we will.
I was about to when my best friend encouraged me to go on.
Many weight loss programs seem attractive to people. But for most people are overweight, the results are so (limit) that they will give up long before achieving any realistic results. It turns out that the programs are practically of no use. You lose weight for a while, only (gain) back more weight when you stop your weight loss program. This is because such programs (be) not natural. Is there a natural weight loss solution?
A sure way of achieving natural weight loss is to increase amount of exercise you get every day. However, this doesn't necessarily mean spending hours at a gym in front of a weight loss video. Increase your exercise levels (natural) by walking or biking short distances instead of driving, or by taking the (stair) instead of the elevator. There are even activities that you can do while (sit) at your desk. All of these activities can burn extra calories taking up too much time.
Keeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway with cyclists, runners and walkers, but imagine facing the task of doing it all without being able to see or hear. It is a challenge many disabled athletes face, unless someone agrees to be their eyes and ears.
Newly formed group Achilles Brisbane pairs visionand hearingimpaired (受损的) athletes with a person who would like to guide them.
"When we go out, we're always going out into an unknown course," said Achilles Brisbane president Jane Britt, who is both visionand hearingimpaired. "It's much less frightening to have someone beside you that has full hearing to listen for you and tell you what's there."
Ms Cullen and Ms Britt meet up most Saturday mornings to take part in the free fivekilometer Southbank park run. Their partnership is built on trust, but Ms Britt said that it took time to develop.
Ms Britt said it took an unexpected storm for her to trust Ms Cullen completely. "There was violent rain, my glasses were broken and we were walking together," she said. "I suddenly had to tell her I couldn't see anything, and I was going to have to completely trust her. From that time I knew it was going to work because she was so good about dealing with the special situation we both found ourselves in."
Isabella Allen and her seeingeye dog Tatum are two new additions to the Achilles program. Ms Allen kept active by running and cycling, but found it difficult to keep going as her vision became worse. After nearly giving up completely, she worked up the courage to ask Brisbane to find someone to share a boat with her.
Ms Allen said the fear of not finding anyone to row with almost stopped her from reaching out to Achilles Brisbane. "But, they found people and matched me to them," she said. "It's the best thing I've ever done."
On a bright, warm July afternoon, Mac Hollen, a primary school teacher, was cycling from his home to Alaska with his friends. One of his friends had stopped to make a bicycle repair, but they had encouraged Mac to carry on, and they would catch up with him soon. As Mac pedaled (骑行) along alone, he thought fondly of his wife and two young daughters at home. He hoped to show them this beautiful place someday.
Then Mac heard quick and loud breathing behind him. "Man, that's a big dog!" he thought. But when he looked to the side, he saw instantly that it wasn't a dog at all, but a wolf, quickly catching up with him.
Mac's heart jumped. He found out his can of bear spray. With one hand on the bars, he fired the spray at the wolf. A bright red cloud enveloped the animal, and to Mac's relief, it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later, it was by his side again. Then it attacked the back of Mac's bike, tearing open his tent bag. He fired at the wolf a second time, and again, it fell back only to quickly restart the chase (追赶).
Mac was pedaling hard now. He waved and yelled at passing cars but was careful not to slow down. He saw a steep uphill climb before him. He knew that once he hit the hill, he'd be easy caught up and the wolf's teeth would be tearing into his flesh.
At this moment, Paul and Becky were driving their car on their way to Alaska. They didn't think much of it when they saw two cyclists repairing their bike on the side of the road. A bit later, they spotted what they, too, assumed was a dog running alongside a man on a bike. As they got closer, they realized that the dog was a wolf. Mac heard a large vehicle behind him. He pulled in front of it as the wolf was catching up fast, just a dozen yards away now.
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1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2)至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
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The car abruptly stopped in front of him.
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A few minutes later, the other two cyclists arrived.
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2)主要功能:聊天、留言、上传文件和视频、发红包、支付功能;
3)推荐他尝试。
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