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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Young Scottish brothers take on a list of 500 adventures

For Ollie and Harry Ferguson, life is an adventure. For the past four years, the brothers have been working to 13 a list of 500 challenges and experiences.

“The idea came about actually from the boys,” their father, MacNeill Ferguson, said. “The boys were just asked one day if they could 14 some cool things for us to do as a family. They put forward some impossible ideas firstly, like going on a trip to Mars, International Sausage Day and all kinds of 15 kids requests. They built the list to a hundred, then kept finding new things we wanted to go and try ... until it got up to 500.” They’re all listed on the brothers’ Facebook page.

So far they have built an igloo, explored the wilderness, and sent their Lego men to the depths of the ocean and into outer space. Perhaps their biggest 16 is playing out right now on the high seas. Last year, Ollie and Harry launched(使下水) a toy ship from the Scottish coast. The ship named “Adventure” sailed across the North Sea to Scandinavia. It then began a ride on a Norwegian boat and was launched 17 , this time off the coast of west Africa. It’s equipped with a tracking device(跟踪器), allowing the brothers to 18 every step of the sailing. But the battery(电池) on the tracking device is becoming weak, so Harry and Ollie hope a passing ship 19 their boat and is able to recharge(充电) its battery, allowing the adventure to continue.

“Harry, where would you like the boat to go?” Ferguson asked. “Without (a) 20 , that would be China because we all love China.” Harry answered. He thought that even there are so many difficulties, the boat will reach China.

13. A. finish B. choose C. check D. change

14. A. hear of B. keep off C. come up with D. get used to

15. A. shy B. strange C. useless D. traditional

16. A. memory B. journey C. invention D. adventure

17. A. yet B. again C. even D. ever

18. A. cancel B. take C. copy D. follow

19. A. sells B. leaves C. notices D. protects

20. A. doubt B. trust C. mistake D. surprise