Задание

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Have you ever seen someone do something and just ? Well, I have. My friend Tim is one of those people who can do anything he sets his mind to. I first met him at university. He was always doing things that seemed impossible to me. For example, he would go for a run every morning in the most , even when it was snowing. It would ! He said it made him feel alive and ready for the day. I went with him once, but I only managed about five minutes and then I had to walk. I felt like a failure. Then, when we finished university, he told me he was going to climb Mount Everest. I couldn't believe it. I thought he was joking at first. But he wasn't. He said it was something he'd always wanted to do. So, he spent the next year training hard. He ran up mountains, he climbed rocks, he even jumped out of an airplane! Then, last year, he did it. He reached the top of the world. He said it was the most amazing thing he'd ever done. A . But he also said it was the hardest thing he'd ever done. He felt exhausted and there were times when he wanted to give up. But he didn't. And he said that was the to success - never give up, no matter how hard it gets. He said it builds character and . When I asked him why he wanted to do it, he said he wanted to prove to himself that he could achieve any goal he set himself. He also said he wanted to inspire other people to do the same. And I think he's done that.