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Are you facing a situation that looking impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It (1) (be) unimaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up. The rive was so polluted that it (2) (actual) caught fire and burned. Now year late, this rive is one of___ (3) ____most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But river wasn’t changed in a few days __ (4) ___ even a few months. It took years of work ___ (5) ____ (reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is __ (6) ____ (clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit ____ (7) _ is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.
While there are ___ (8) ____ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the ___ (9) ____ (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be ___ (10) ____ (patience)