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James Cook was one of the famous explorers of all
times. As a young boy in
England, Cook fell ___1___ love with the sea.
___2___ young,
his
ambition was to be a sailor. Cook ___3___ hard and
became a superb seaman.
As a sailor, he was not ___4___ with sailing only to
familiar cities. ___5___
he really wanted to do was to explore strange
unknown ___6___.
In 1768, he ___7___ on a long voyage in the Pacific
Ocean. At that time, no
one had ___8___ explore this ocean. The seamen before
him were afraid of bad
weather, typhoons ___9___ fogs. Cook, however,
___10___
unafraid. His ship crossed the Pacific Ocean without
___11___ problems. He then started sailing towards
Tahiti.
At Tahiti, Cook and his crew were well-received
___12___
the natives there.
After this, Cook continued to sail westward. In
1769, he ___13___ the first white man to set foot on the
North Island of New Zealand. However, he was
prevented ___14___ exploring the island
___15___ the fierce-looking
Maoris approached
his ship and ___16___ to kill him. After sailing around
the North and South
Islands ___17___ New Zealand, Cook continued to sail to
Australia.
___18___ another brave voyage, Cook sailed to the South
Pole and crossed
the Antarctic Circle. He had sailed further south
___19___ anyone before him.
Near the end of his life, Cook ___20___ sailed over one
hundred and twenty thousand miles. |
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James Cook was one of the famous explorers of all
times. As a young boy in
England, Cook fell in love with the sea.
From/Since young,
his
ambition was to be a sailor. Cook
worked hard and
became a superb seaman.
As a sailor, he was not
contented/satisfied with sailing only to
familiar cities. What
he really wanted to do was to explore strange
unknown lands.
In 1768, he went/embarked on a long voyage in the Pacific
Ocean. At that time, no
one had dared explore this ocean. The seamen before
him were afraid of bad
weather, typhoons and fogs. Cook, however,
was
unafraid. His ship crossed the Pacific Ocean without
any problems. He then started sailing towards
Tahiti.
At Tahiti, Cook and his crew were well-received
by
the natives there.
After this, Cook continued to sail westward. In
1769, he became the first white man to set foot on the
North Island of New Zealand. However, he was
prevented
from exploring the island
when the fierce-looking
Maoris approached
his ship and threatened to kill him. After sailing around
the North and South
Islands of New Zealand, Cook continued to sail to
Australia.
In another brave voyage, Cook sailed to the South
Pole and crossed
the Antarctic Circle. He had sailed further south
than anyone before him.
Near the end of his life, Cook
had sailed over one
hundred and twenty thousand miles. |
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