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Zeno's paradox tells of a race between Achilles and the tortoise. Since Achilles could run much faster, he gave the tortoise a _____21_____ . He waited until the tortoise was half way along the track before he started. When he reached the halfway point, the tortoise had moved on some distance.
When he reached the point where the tortoise had _____22_____ , again the tortoise had moved a little way forward. Since this would happen an infinite number of times, Zeno says, Achilles would _____23_____ overtake the tortoise. In real life, as we know, Achilles will overtake the tortoise and win the race.
There is, however, an interesting modern parallel, and it _____24_____ toothpaste. When a tube of toothpaste is nearly finished, you say to yourself "I must buy some more tomorrow." But you forget and say the same thing the next evening.
The next day you forget again and curse yourself, but you can still squeeze a little more toothpaste from the tube. Sooner or later you will _____25_____ to buy a new tube, but a tube of toothpaste is never totally finished; it always seems possible _____26_____ a little extra effort to squeeze out some more paste.
【題組】22. (A) been (B) failed (C) finished (D) won
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