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9 Read the quotes. Choose the best option defining the message of it.
1. Decent ships never stay in the harbour 
3. Ships are not built in harbour
2. Being safe doesn’t mean being satisfied.
10 Read the text and complete the blanks with appropriate endings below,
a. I wish I had... 
e. a leap forwards
b. you’ll never be a winner.
c. navigate to the port of your dreams
d. hold on tight to the wheel
f. years of hard experience
g. rolling the dice and putting everything on number 
nine
A 
SHIP IN 
A 
HARBOUR IS 
SAFE 
ВУТ 
THAT’S NOT WHY SHIPS WERE 
BUILT
m m
That is a powerful quote and it can also be used for 
how we live our lives in general. Do we want to play it 
safe or do we want to discover our purpose?
If you don’t go for it; if you don’t reach for the
stars; if you don’t take chances you’ll____(1).
As Wayne Gretzky put it: “
You ’ll always miss 100
percent o f the shots you don’t take
.”
No-one in their senior years looks back and regrets 
things that they tried to do — but they do regret things 
that they did not try to do. Don’t be afraid to take
chances. Don’t end up reviewing your life saying “_
(2)” or “
I f only I h a d
..”
When I talk about taking chances and taking
risks I don’t m e a n ___(3). I’m talking about taking
calculated risks where you have done your research 
and assessed an opportunity
Mark Twain, encouraging adventurism, said, 
“Sail
away fro m the safe harbor
.” But you wouldn’t want to 
sail away without making sure that all of the rigging 
was secure and your boat was loaded with provisions; 
that you had an experienced and trusted crew at your
side; and you had a clear idea how t o ___(4).
So here are some actions you should take.
1. 
Take 
calculated 
risks. 
Always weigh up the costs and 
benefits and work out the worst 
case scenario of failure. I’m a 
firm believer in listening to my 
gut, going with my intuition. But 
the “gut feeling” is not irrational 
because it is based o n ___ (5).
2. 
Take small chances before 
you take big chances. This way 
you’ll build up your experience and 
your ability to handle the ups and 
downs.
3. 
Take evasive action. Change 
course 
when 
circumstances 
demand. When a storm rocks 
your boat batten down the hatches
a n d ___(6). If you know where you’re going
you’ll navigate your way through the harshest 
hurricane.
Take heed. Learn from the chances you took. 
Maybe as the captain you could have charted a 
different course. Maybe the crew didn’t perform 
as you expected. It’s all part of life’s journey 
which gives you the knowledge you need for 
your next adventure.
Take heart! Sometimes you take chances and 
they don’t work out. It might be a business deal, 
a personnel hire, or a personal relationship. 
Sometimes you take a step backwards so that 
you can tak e___(7).
And always remember, as someone once said, 
“When one door o f happiness closes, another opens,
but often we look so long at the closed door that we
do not see the one that has been opened fo r us
.” 
Never give up.
By Gurbaksh Chahal \ M ay 23, 2014 \
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