Zara Lachlan is 21 years old and from the UK. She set off from Portugal in a rowing boat on October 27. She would be rowing across the Atlantic Ocean with no one else to help her.

Zara faced many ____1____ (challenge) along the way. Big waves turned her boat over. She hurt her arm, cut her leg, and ____2____ (break) a finger. At one point, she was nearly run over by a large ship. When she was crossing through the Canary Islands, Zara ran into a big storm. And ____3____ kept her boat off course for some time.

However, Zara was so strong-willed that she decided not ____4____ (give) up. Her goal was to be ____5____ youngest person to row across the Atlantic.

For Zara, the trip was also a chance to see nature as few people ever do. She saw dolphins, sharks, and even killer whales. One time, she ____6____ (hit) by a flying fish. She says the trip gave her many memories that would stay ____7____ her for life.

After 97 days, she ____8____ (successful) arrived in Guiana, on the coast of South America on February 1st, 2025. “I went through a hard time. It took a ____9____ (long) time than I had expected, ____10____ I’m still proud of my effort,” Zara says.

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解析：选challenges。1. 答案：challenges 考点：名词单复数解析：空格前有修饰词many（许多），后接可数名词复数形式，故将 challenge 变为 challenges。

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解析：选broke。2. 答案：broke 考点：一般过去时 + 并列谓语解析：文章整体为一般过去时，且空格处与hurt（过去式）、cut（过去式）为并列谓语，故将 break 变为过去式 broke。

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解析：选it。3. 答案：it 考点：代词指代解析：空格处需指代前文提到的a big storm（一场特大风暴），单数事物用代词 it 指代。

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解析：选to give。4. 答案：to give 考点：非谓语动词（固定搭配）解析：固定搭配decide (not) to do sth.（决定（不）做某事），故用 give 的不定式形式 to give。

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解析：选the。5. 答案：the 考点：冠词（形容词最高级的用法）解析：形容词最高级 youngest前必须加定冠词 the，为固定语法规则。

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解析：选was hit。6. 答案：was hit 考点：一般过去时的被动语态解析：主语 she 与谓语 hit（撞击）为被动关系（她被飞鱼撞），且文章为一般过去时，被动语态结构为 “was/were + 过去分词”，故填 was hit。

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解析：选with。7. 答案：with 考点：介词（固定搭配）解析：固定搭配stay with sb.（陪伴某人），句意为 “这段旅程留给她许多终生陪伴她的回忆”，故用介词 with。

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解析：选successfully。8. 答案：successfully 考点：副词修饰动词解析：空格处需修饰动词arrived（到达），形容词 successful 需变为副词形式 successfully。

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解析：选longer。9. 答案：longer 考点：形容词比较级解析：空格后有比较级标志词than，故将 long 变为比较级形式 longer。

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解析：选but。10. 答案：but 考点：连词（转折逻辑）解析：前半句 “航行耗时比预期更久”，后半句 “仍为自己的努力骄傲”，前后为转折关系，故用连词 but。