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            Don’t stop swimming!

    On September 2 2013 Diana Nyad became the first person to swim successfully the dangerous Florida Straits a 177 km passage from Cuba to Florida without the protection of a shark cage (鲨鱼笼) . She was 64 years old at that year.

    When she was in her twenties Diana was already a famous long-distance swimmer but she retired in 1979. During her early career Diana had one unsuccessful swim: Her attempt (尝试) to swim .from Cuba to Florida in 1978 ended after 42 hours in the water. Although she went on with her life this unrealized dream remained in the back of her mind.

    In early 2010 she turned 60 and decided it was time to pursue her dream again. She began training and in August 2011 she entered the water to try again 33 years after she had first tried this challenging swim. However this time she faced strong winds and sea currents and had to give up after 29 hours in the water.

    She tried again a month later but still wasn’t successful. She waited until the following year for her fourth attempt but pain from jellyfish ?(海蜇) bites forced her to give up. Her fifth attempt began on 31st August 2013t After 53 hours in the water she. reached Florida and set a new world record.

    It was an unbelievable achieve-ment but in the words of Diana “Find a way. Never ever give up."

    Too many people never realize their dreams listing all the reasons why they can not achieve them. But Diana N?ad’s story tells US that you should never give up and you’ re never too old to make your dream come true.

True (T) or False (F) :

1. Diana Nyad became a famous swimmer in 1979.( )

2. Diana Nyad was faced with strong winds on her fifth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida.( )

Answer 1

1.F  2.F