Question

He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

A. crashing    B. throwing    C. rushing    D. dropping

Answer 1

A

解析:

 crash（to the ground）猛跌（到地上）。Crash n.

常指飞机等的“失事”，如：He was killed in an aircraft crash.（他在飞机失事中丧生。）本句中用falling不妥，fall指“落下，掉下”，本身并不强调落下的速度，而crash使“猛跌”，故本题用crashing最佳。