36. In paragraph 1, the underlined word "it" refers to _______.

　　A. being retired                            B. swimming across the English Channel

　　C. swimming towards the bank                D. setting a goal

　　37. ________ is not mentioned in the passage.

　　A. Fog            B. Waves                C. Rain                D. Wind

　　38. The underlined word "weighing" in paragraph 8 probably mean _______.

　　A. 权衡            B. 有……重            C. 称重量            D. 有分量

　　39. Why did the athlete give up? Because ________.

　　A. the bank was one mile away            B. she was too tired

　　C. she didn’t have courage at first            D. she thought her destination was far away

　　40. What can be inferred (推论) from the last sentence of the passage?

　　A. If you have courage and persistence, you have goals.

　　B. Even if you have no goals, you have courage to persist.

　　C. There is no courage or persistence unless you know your goals.

　　D. Between input and output, you must find courage and persistence.