LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGEApril 16th, 1916Moving to Elephant Island was a dangerous under-taking, but it was not our first. We had ________ onto the ice to make camp when the Endurance was stuck. struggled The ice constantly broke up at night because of the warmth of our bodies and we often dropped into the freezing water while sleeping. Though we were in an __________ situation, we tried to make our daily life________ with singing and making fun of each other. unbearable cheerful Our____________ improved when we saw the solid land of Elephant Island appear on the horizon. Shackleton gave us no time to ______ the failure of our expedition. He encouraged us all with advice to prevent _______. circumstancesmournsickness Without his _____ that we would indeed survive, we might all ________ to despair. ________ we prepared to follow his advice and on this day climbed into the three small open boats ready for the journey.faithgive wayAnyhow Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by his enemy, Fu Chai, the King of Wu. His ________ lasted for three _____ years, which to him seemed like a lifetime. EX. 2 P6sufferingbittersuffering bitter vital select unbearable celebration recover One day the King of Wu fell ill. After tasting the King’s stool( 大便 ), Gou Jian announced that Fu Chai would soon_______. Fu Chai was moved by his act and he let him return to Yue. recover Remembering how __________ his life as a slave had been, Gou Jian took no interest in __________ and continued to live in the same way as he did in Wu. He wanted to_______ his lost land. unbearable celebrations recover But he also knew it was _____ to______ the chance with care. So first he introduced the King of Wu to a bea...
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