Christopher Columbus discovered America on the 12th October,

Christopher Columbus discovered America on the 12th October,1492.He had sp
Christopher Columbus discovered Americaon the 12th October,1492.He had spent 18 years preparing for s___81____westward across the Atlantic Ocean.Hereturned to Spainearly in 1493 as a hero.When he went to r___82___ to the king,thousands ofpeople stood in the street to c___83___ him.There was no such high respectshown to any common man before.
Butthere were people who envied him.They did not like the respect p___84____ tohim by the king.“Who si this Columbus?”They asked,“What has he done?He is only a common sailor from Italy.Anyonecould sail the ocean and do w__85____ he had done.”
Adinner was given to welcome Columbusback.Several of these jealous fellows were there and they soon tried to makehim feel u___86_____.
“You have discovered strange lands across the sea?” they began,“but what isthat?We do not see why that makes you so i____87______.Anybody can sail acrossthe ocean,and anyone can discover new lands on the other side just as you havedone.It is the easiest thing in the world”.
Columbus made no answer but s____88______,after a while he took an egg froma dish and said to them,“ Gentlemen,who among you can make the egg stand upon end?” One guest after another tried but no one s___89___ .All said that itcould not be done.
Then Columbustook the egg and hit its smaller end very gently upon the table to break itjust a little.After that there was no t___90_____ in making it stand on end.
“Gentlemen,” he said ,“what can be easierthan this?But yet you said it was impossible.It is the easiest thing in theworld.Anybody can do it after they have been shown how.”
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81.sailing
82.report
83.congratulate
84.paid
85.what
86.unhappy
87.important
88.smiled
89.succeeded
90.trouble
81是saling,for后面跟动名词
82.一般不会说go to return,直接用return就好了