304.　 But it was a race against time .

303.　 Our days of hardship had come to an end.

302.　 For many weeks we had been accustomed to seeing horses and oxen suffering from heat, thirst, and starvation.

301.　 It was not easy to decide what to take and what to leave behind.

300.　 Failure happens when you quit. To go on till you succeed is what life is all about.

299.　 I am more of a leader than a follower.

298.　 First of all, we should always keep an eye out for“hidden information”.

297.　 It is not always easy to spot a bad ad, but there are a few things we can look out for.

296.　 Not all ads are used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits.

295.　 Armed with facts and figures, customers are better able to deal with the often powerful arguments given by a salesman or saleswoman.