Bill was a very good pilot. He had been in the air force for several years, and had been very successful. Now he was sent to a small field in the middle of a forest, 1 planes were able to attack the enemy very easily, 2 it was near the front line, but 3 to find. The forest trees were very tall and very 4 on all sides, so planes had to go down very quickly and then stop their falling very 5 before they 6 on the ground. Only the 7 pilots were able to land safely, and even some of those lost their planes and 8 because they hit the trees on the ground.
After Bill had arrived, he was not 9 until he was able to fly closer to the trees than any of 10 pilots, and soon all the pilots who used that field were trying to 11 each other at flying 12 over forest. Every time one of their planes came back from the attack on the enemy, the other pilots used to run 13 and watch, to see how near the 14 its pilot took it. If the pilot succeeded in taking very near ,they laughed and shouted.
Bill soon 15 exactly how near he was able to go safely, and then one day he flew so close to the 16 of the trees that some of the branches 17 the bottom of his plane. The other men in the plane seemed rather 18 ,but Bill only laughed as he landed the plane without any 19 in the middle of the field, 20 the other pilots on the ground shouted happily,“How silly I am!” he said.“I forgot that the trees had grown since yesterday!”
1．A．from which B．in which C．on which D．at which
2．A．for B．when C．where D．so
3．A．difficult B．easy C．tough D．strong
4．A．old B．near C．close D．secret
5．A．slowly B．suddenly C．quickly D．carefully
6．A．fell B．struck C．landed D．hit
7．A．young B．best C．old D．able
8．A．were killed B．were caught C．were shot D．were defeat
9．A．skilled B．fit C．trained D．satisfied
10．A．other B．the other C．all the D．others
11．A．help B．understand C．beat D．see
12．A．low B．high C．up D．fast
1,3,5
13．A．nearer B．in C．inside D．outside
14．A．houses B．ground C．enemy D．trees
15．A．found B．thought C．realized D．learnt
16．A．nearest B．branches C．tops D．leaves
17．A．touched B．scratched C．snatched D．knocked
18．A．surprised B．pleased C．helpless D．frightened
19．A．trouble B．danger C．stones D．trees
20．A．so B．when C．while D．as