2 . Neal Moore was boating along New York State’s Mohawk River. Now he was _________ the end of a journey that began 22 months ago.

His paddle (桨) has touched 21 bodies of _________ so far on his way across the continent. “22rivers, 22 states, 22 months of journeying” has been his declared _________.

At evenings, sunset often _________ upon a chosen part of sand — the river showing him where to _________. He likes sleeping on islands, where it is _________ because there are no fierce animals. He’ll want himself to awake one hour before dawn, and in _________ with the first hopeful rays of morning he will push off into the stream, _________ nothing.

Moore was anything but _________. But his mother wanted him to do something __________, and to do something pure.

The __________ changed his life. “When you push yourself out of your comfort zone,” he concluded, “this is when you __________ and grow.”

On December 14, 2021, Moore made his final approach to New York City. Near the George Washington Bridge, the winds came up so strong that he __________ with his bow (船头)   pointing in a wrong direction, but he made it.

It was hard to __________ it was coming to an end: 7,500 miles, 22 rivers, 22 states, 22 months, just as he’d said he would do.

His mother was __________— he had done something extraordinary, something “pure”. But it’s over now, and he wishes he could just keep paddling.

3 . Last spring, my family went camping in the Peak District. For two whole weeks, life felt _________ — living, working, playing together, _________ by the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world.

On the final night of our trip, an _________ gradually took shape: could we do this longer-term? When it came to _________, my husband and I had both kit and expertise. It might also be an _________ to turn the writing and photography we loved into our livelihood.

After half a year of preparation, we finally _________ in September. Our first destination was New Forest National Parks and we stayed at each _________ for between one and four weeks, exploring each day from the tent door.

There was no mobile signal or Wi-Fi at the campsite, _________ us from the outside world. We just _________ the best of what nature had to offer. I loved the __________ rhythm (节奏) of daily life in the tent, always starting with coffee as the steam from the camping stove rose into the morning air. We worked hard, drawing __________ for our writing and photography from our surroundings. Afternoons were for __________ — climbing mountains, paddling in streams, or simply enjoying being in and around the tent. The mountains __________ us as if in protection with a reassuring (令人安心的) skyline.

It was wonderful to fully __________ the places we stayed. Sleeping with an ear to the earth, tuning into the natural rhythms of light and __________, there’s nothing quite like being in a tent for total immersion in a place.