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conditioned athletes in their 20s and 30s! No matter what your age is and in spite of your current challenges, be more like Cliff Young and take control of your future. Embrace the belief that it is never too late to create your own destiny and achieve prosperity. 20. The purpose of the writer is to tell us ________. A. his own experience as a professional speaker B. to focus on the present instead of the future C. it is never too late to pursue our own destinies D. the success story of an Australian potato farmer 21. When did Cliff Young decide to create his own destiny? A. In his early fifties. B. In the 1980s. C. In his sixties. D. In 1979. 22. When Cliff Young started training, ________. A. he was strongly opposed by his families B. some people laughed at him C. all the people supported him D. he was in good shape 23. The author39。Melbourne ultramarathon— a distance of 875 kilometres(nearly 545 miles), beating some of the world39。equipped and drastically out of running shape. He ignored those who mocked him and the drivers who tried to run him off the backcountry roads. In May 1983, after four years of constant training, Cliff Young shocked the world. At 61 he won the first Sydney173。s destiny? What do I mean by this? Consider the story of Cliff Young, a humble potato farmer in Australia, who consciously decided at age 57 to create his own destiny. Up to this point, his destiny was running the family farm and settling for a life of hard work. However, Cliff was quietly having a passion for long173。t want to get cheated. Ann adds, “There actually are men who are interested, for exampl