Unit 1 Women of achievement grammar课时作业
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"I'll not take another step!" William 1 his tired body to the ground. Caroline stood beside him 2 as the wagon (货车) team was moving on without them.
She encouraged him."Come along, William. We don't want to 3 ."
"I don't 4 . I'll just stay here for the rest of my life. It's too far. I can't 5 it," William said.
They had walked side by side from New York to ... well, wherever this place was. And through it all, William had been strong. Caroline had depended on his 6 . But at the moment, she had to be the strong one.
"All right," she said."But you can 7 walk with me the rest of the day. Then you can come back here, if you 8 ." This seemed like a small 9 to William. Surely he could walk one more day, so he 10 .
When he arose the next morning, Caroline wasn't in her blanket. He finally 11 her on a small hill just outside the camp."See that hill," she said as he 12 her. He turned to look.
"Yes. I see it," he said.
"I 13 you would walk that far with me," she said."Then you can return."
William 14 looking at the hill. It didn't seem to be such a great 15 ."I'll walk with you to the hill," he agreed."But no 16 ."
It took two days for them to reach the hill, and by then Caroline got focused on a range of mountains ahead. She 17 her brother to walk with her just that far. In this way, Caroline made her brother walk about 1,000 miles until their 18 was over.
Life often provides us with journeys that seem long. It can be 19 to look down the road at the huge task before us. We need to remember that we 20 accomplish any great thing all at once.
语篇解读:在漫长的旅途之中,疲倦的弟弟不愿继续前行。姐姐采取策略成功地让他走完了全部旅程。