Ellen Mac Arthur arrived back in England after sailing around the world. She is now the fastest

person to sail around the world _____. The _____ journey took her 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds, without a single _____ on land at any time. She was just 28 years old. Around 8,000 people were waiting at the harbour to _____ congratulations to her. She left _____ on 28 November,2004,and travelled about 43,000 kilometres to get back home.

Ellen _____ a long time preparing both her body and her mind for the long journey. She only let herself sleep for less than 20 minutes at any one time during her _____. She had no one else to talk to in the 71 days. She had a small stove(炉) to heat the frozen(冰冻的) meals she had taken with her. She had to sail _____ to avoid danger. She often faced dangerous storms, but she never thought of _____.

Ellen is now famous all over the world. Her story ______ us that if you believe in yourself, you can achieve anything.