三、文意選填        Little could people imagine a seventy-year-old man rowing a boat unassisted across a seemingly endless stretch ofocean. Frank Rothwell from Oldham of the United Kingdom did it and even became the oldest adventurer to sail soloacross the 3000-mile Atlantic Ocean, setting a new world record in early February this year. Mr. Rothwell   21   onthis daunting journey from Canary Island on December 12, crossing the finish line at Antigua in the Caribbean, wheredozens of mega superyachts hooted their horns for him. Achieving this   22   task, Mr. Rothwell said he was feeling“euphoric.” It’s truly remarkable that in contrast to most elderly people who adamantly resist strenuous challenges, Mr.Rothwell has   23   embraced opportunities to push limits both physically and mentally.        Mr. Rothwell came fourth among the eight solo boats that took part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Mostparticipants   24   between rowing and sleeping every two hours. Mr. Rothwell, on the other hand,   25   starteda day on the ocean with his 1.5-hour morning ritual—brushing his teeth, using his tablet, eating his breakfast and phoninghis family. Then, Mr. Rothwell managed to row in two or three-hour stints, with 10 or 20-minute breaks in between forrests and meals. He kept rowing until it was completely dark. In addition, to guarantee that his boat proceeded at a fasterspeed, he needed to jump into the sea every week or so, wearing a safety belt   26   to his boat, to scrape barnacles offthe bottom.        This extraordinary   27   has also raised more than £720,000 for dementia research with Alzheimer’s ResearchUK. Mr. Rothwell said that the money was raised for Alzheimer’s research in   28   to his brother-in-law RogerWheeldon, who died of the disease at the age of 62. He received numerous messages from people who had had similar   29   experiences. “I hope I’ve helped other families in some way too,” Mr. Rothwell added.After the rowing competition, Mr. Rothwell announced his next challenge—building a six-ton steam traction enginefrom scratch in his own garage, at which his wife was   30   with delight because she thought it would keep herhusband anchored at home for quite a while. 
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