题目内容
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Man has always wanted to fly.Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem.One of these, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vince.In 1 sixteenth century he made designs for machines 2 could fly.But they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men 3 (want)to fly.An example was a man in England 800 years ago.He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers.Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into the air from a tall building.He did not fly very far.He fell to the ground and broke every bone in 4 body.
The first real step took place in France in 1783.Two brothers, the Mongol fliers, made a very large “hot air balloon”.They knew that hot air rises.Why not 5 a balloon with it? The balloon 6 (make)of cloth and paper.In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon.They watched it 7 the very first air passengers into the sky.The passengers were a sheep and a chicken.We do not know 8 they felt about the trip.But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed 9 .Two months later, two men did the same thing.They rose above Paris in balloon of the same kind.Their trip 10 twenty-five minutes and they traveled about 8 kilometers.
解析:
1.the 2.which/that 3.have wanted 4.his 5.fill 6.was made 7.carry 8.how 9.safely 10.lasted