The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small one-engine airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimetre failed. (The altimetre shows the height of the plane above the ground.) At night and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimetre. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the Atlantic Ocean.
Just before daylight, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and the rest of Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honoured by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart became famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
64. Amelia’s flight was important because __________________________________.
A. Amelia Earhart was a woman pilot
B. Amelia Earhart set a record for the flight
C. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone
D. Amelia Earhart was able to overcome the difficulties during the flight
65. The underlined part “further trouble” in the second paragraph refers to _______________.
A. the weather’s becoming worse and worse
B. her plane’s nearly plunging into the ocean
C. her plane’s running out of oil in a short time
D. the flames’ coming from the only engine
66. Amelia’s successful flight proved that _______________________________.
A. women can set new records in every field
B. women can do things that men have done
C. men and women are treated equal now
D. women pilots are more successful than men pilots
67. The best title for this passage would be __________________________.
A. Heroine Amelia Earhart B. A Successful Pilot
C. A Dangerous Flight D. A Record Holder