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 ______.His chances of surviving were small. ______ when three fishermen found him 76 days later，he was alive—much ______ than he was when he started，but alive.
His ______ of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness—how he ______ to catch fish，how he evaporated （蒸发） sea water to ______ fresh water—is very interesting.
But the thing that ______ my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost，and there seemed no ______ in continuing the struggle. He was starved and ______ worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people ______ these kinds of circumstances （境遇），they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in ______ desperate circumstances ______ in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on ______ difficulties.
“I tell myself I can ______ it，” wrote Callahan in his book.“Compared to what others have been through，I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over，______ up courage...”
I wrote that down after I read it. It ______ me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed ______ off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it，I have always come back to my ______.
The truth is，our circumstances are only bad compared to something better. But others have been through the much worse，that is，in comparison with ______ others have been through，you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again，and it will help you ______ the rough situations with a little more courage.

A．little B．rich C．few D．enough

A．And B．Yet C．Still D．Thus

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

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

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

A．make B．absorb C．select D．replace

A．attacked B．attracted C．caught D．drew

A．need B．taste C．message D．point

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

A．deal B．defend C．survive D．observe

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

A．pull B．take C．break D．give

A．for the lack of B．in the face of C．in exchange for D．as a result of

A．handle B．carry C．follow D．inspect

A．rolling B．using C．building D．making

A．defeated B．recommended C．introduced D．struck

A．far B．long C．ever D．even

A．supplies B．senses C．ideas D．influences

A．how B．that C．which D．what

A．get round B．get over C．get through D．get off