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    In the 1950s，a woman swimmer set a goal （目標） for herself.She decided to swim across the English Channel （1）

to create

to create

（create） history.If she made it，she would be the first person in the world who did it.
    On that day，she jumped into the sea and （2）

swam

swam

（swim） towards the opposite bank.
    In the journey，she was in （3）

the

the

face of very awful （糟糕的） weather conditions.Though she was very tired，she carried on swimming.
    However，the special journey （4）

was given

was given

（give） up in the end.What she didn't know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only 1 mile away.
    Many people wondered （5）

why

why

she made the decision.When they asked her about the reason，she explained it （6）

directly

directly

（direct）. "I could not see the opposite bank，" she said.
    Too many success （7）

stories

stories

（story） have been telling us about courage （勇氣） and persistence （堅持）. （8）

But

But

they never told us where to find courage and persistence.
    You can have courage only when you know where your goal is.You can manage to persist only when you know where your goal is，and prepare（9）

yourself

yourself

（you） well mentally （心理上）.
    Courage and persistence never fall from the sky.They come from weighing （權(quán)衡） between input and output （回報和付出）.
    A life without goals is like a ship without a compass （指南針）.It（10）

goes

goes

（go） nowhere.There is no courage persistence in a life without goals.