閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It ______1.(be)imaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ______2.(actual) caught fire and burned. Now year later, this river is one of______3. most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days_____4.even a few months. It took years of work ______5.(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is______6.(clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit _____7. is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.

While there are_______8.(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the ______9.(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be_______10.(patience)

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1. 2.

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Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route — through the boot (行李箱).

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