题目内容：

Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to ______ round the world but failed. That was in 1931.

The years passed. He ______ flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo ______ race across the Atlantic. His ______ dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors thought it was a(an)______ attempt, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to ______ his plan. In August, 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age at which many men ______, he began his greatest ______ of his life.

Chichester covered 14,100 miles ______ stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed ______. On shore, he could not walk ______ help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done ______; he must not go any further.______ he did not listen.

After ______ in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of lots of ______. The second half of his voyage was by far the more ______ part, during which he sailed round the risky Cape Horn. After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London: “I feel as if I had waken up from a nightmare (噩梦). Even a wild horse could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that Ocean ______.”

Just before 9 o’clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived ______ in England, where tens of thousands of people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ honored him with a very valuable sword. The whole voyage from ______ and back had covered 28,500 miles. It had taken him nine ______, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.

1.A. run    B. travel    C. fly    D. ride

2.A. picked up    B. gave up    C. lifted up    D. made up

3.A. sailing    B. flying    C. horsing    D. running

4.A. new    B. horrible    C. ambitious    D. old

5.A. crazy    B. reasonable    C. acceptable    D. hopeless

6.A. find out    B. put forward    C. carry out    D. bring out

7.A. settle down    B. retire    C. go sightseeing    D. entertain

8.A. work    B. flight    C. task    D. voyage

9.A. after    B. before    C. until    D. since

10.A. together    B. happily    C. alone    D. successfully

11.A. without    B. for    C. with    D. beyond

12.A. little    B. all    C. much    D. enough

13.A. Even though    B. Otherwise    C. But    D. So that

14.A. planning    B. working    C. resting    D. sailing

15.A. help    B. preparations    C. discussion.    D. objections

16.A. rainy    B. dangerous    C. interesting    D. comfortable

17.A. again    B. then    C. finally    D. quickly

18.A. forward    B. back    C. shortly    D. opposite

19.A. England    B. America    C. France    D. Australia

20.A. seasons    B. weeks    C. years    D. months