As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and -1- the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly -2- forward. At that moment, the air hostess -3-. She looked very pale, but was quite -4-. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she -5- everyone that the pilot had -6- and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machine-or at -7- how to drive a car. After a moment's -8-, a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's cabin.
Moving the pilot -9-, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the -10- instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport -11-. The plane was now dangerously close -12- the ground, but to everyone's -13-, it soon began to climb. The man had to -14- the airport several times in order to become -15- with the control of the plane. -16- the danger had not yet passed. The terrible -17- came when he had to land. Following -18-, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It violently -19- it touched the ground and then moved rapidly -20- the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.
1. [A] although [B] while [C] therefore[D] then
2. [A] shifted [B] thrown [C] put [D] moved
3. [A] showed [B] presented [C] exposed [D] appeared
4. [A] well [B] still [C] calm [D] quiet
5. [A] inquired [B] insured [C] informed [D] instructed
6. [A] fallen [B] failed [C] faded[D] fainted
7. [A] best [B] least [C] length [D] first
8. [A] hesitation [B] surprise [C] doubt[D] delay
9. [A] back [B] aside [C] about[D] off
10. [A] patient [B] anxious [C] urgent [D] nervous
11. [A] beneath [B] under [C] down [D] below
12. [A] to [B] by [C] near [D] on
13. [A] horror [B] trust [C] pleasure [D] relief
14. [A] surround [B] circle [C] observe [D] view
15. [A] intimate [B] familiar [C] understood [D] close
16. [A] Then [B] Therefore [C] But [D] Moreover
17. [A] moment [B] movement [C] idea [D] affair
18. [A] impression [B] [C] inspections [D] instructions
19. [A] as [B] unless [C] while[D] so
20. [A] around [B] over [C] along[D] above |
