Complete the
following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used
once.
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A. breath
B. control C. serious D. the past E. farther
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The second
man complained every other mile, his back pain got more and more {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. On the Sth mile, he couldn't stand it
any more and fell down on the grass. "My back is hurting me so badly. I
can't go any{#blank#}2{#/blank#}because
of the pain and it is al because we had to carry that silly woman across the
river!" Out of{#blank#}3{#/blank#},
he asked. "why aren't you complaining about it? Doesn't your back hurt?"
"Of
course not, "the first man replied, "You have been carrying the woman
since we left the river bank. But I set her down five miles ago."
We are
often like that second man who can't release complaining and pain of{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.
Years later, we still carry the burdens, worn out, and can't go any further.
