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20.11.2020 06:46 •  Английский язык

Read the text below and choose the correct answer for each gap. Robin Knox-Johnson

It’s 45 years since Sir Robin Knox-Johnson became the first person to sail non-stop around the world on his own. This November, aged 75, he will once again be competing alone in a 3,500-mile transatlantic race. Sir Robin talks about his feelings and experiences as he prepares to sail again:

I can’t get (1) ………… how excited I am about this race. Everything’s changed since I started out. These days, unlike 45 years ago, technology means you can check how everyone else is doing in the race, and this (2) ………… the choices you make. I keep a close eye on the race and, if I see a competitor has done better than me in the last six hours, it makes me more (3) ………… to succeed. If I have done better than them, it (4) ………… a positive effect on my attitude and my (5) ………… during the race. It’s important not to get (6) ………… away, though, as the situation can change quickly.

Sailing alone is (7) ………… − it really stretches you. You have to have the strength of mind and body to (8) ………… to do everything on your own. There’s always luck when you are racing but, in many ways, you are responsible (9) ………… your own luck. With ocean racing, it’s all about the weather: if you make a mistake with the wind patterns, for example, you can soon (10) ………… into trouble.