Question

Alice grew up in the 1930s. She always wanted to fly a plane, but at that time it was almost impossible for ______ to do that. When she was seventy, her husband arranged for her to ride in a hot air balloon for her birthday. But the experience turned out to be ______Then she remembered her dream. She told her husband she wanted to ______ , even though some of her family members and her doctor were against it,

________ May 11, some of Alice's family and friends gathered in the area where she would land. She headed up itl the ______ Her instructor, Jack, guided her through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one she had ever been in, _______ she wasn' t afraid--she was looking forward to the experience. When they_______ 13,000 feet, Jack instructed her to throw herself ______ the plane. When they first hit the air, the wind was so strong that Alice could ______ breathe. Then ________ got calmer. They were in a free fall for about a minute _______Jack opened the parachute(降落伞). Then they just floated(漂流) downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view _____was unlike anything she had ever felt--much better than the hot air balloon. She was just enjoying it.

"Skydiving is really one of the ______ experiences of my life," said Alice. "You don't stop living just because you are ______ years old. If there's something you want to experience, look into it. If it's something that is _______ , make it happen."

1.A. a woman B. a man C. an adult D. a child

2.A. happy B. exciting C. boring D. interesting

3.A. skate B. skydive C. jog D. ride a horse

4.A. At B. In C. For D. On

5.A. train B. plane C. car D. boat

6.A. so B. and C. but D. or

7.A. got B. arrived C. went D. reached

8.A. out of B. into C. up D. close to

9.A. almost B. nearly C. hardly D. never

10.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

11.A. after B. before C. until D. when

12.A. above B. below C. left D. right

13.A. strangest B. funniest C. worst D. greatest

14.A. 50 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80

15.A. necessary B. unnecessary C. possible D. impossible

Answer 1