Question

   Flying like a bird has been the dream of humans since ancient times. Last week a group of modern birdmen put their courage on their wings and __45___ gravity (地球引力) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

   “Yes, you can buy a ticket and fly to another city. But running with your own wings and feeling your feet ready to _46___ is totally different,” Dong Fang said in an excited voice. He is one of 41 students from Hangzhou No. 14 Middle School to test their home-made aircrafts in the playground.

   __47___ by the International Bognor Birdman Competition in the UK. Ni Wangyue, a teacher in the high school is holding a similar event. The Bognor Birdman competition started in 1971 in the England costal city Bognor. People run off the end of a pier (码头) with their own aircraft in a(n) ___48___ to “fly” the furthest distance.

   “From the very beginning, I didn't expect my students to create a real plane or break any records. I told them the __49___ is more for seeing how far your imagination can stretch, ” said Ni. He was surprised to see his students create 10 different aircrafts with all kinds of material __ 50____ in the past month. Many students said that they learnt much more in the process of creating their plane than in ordinary classes.

   “We’d rather call ourselves dreamers __51___ pilots because no matter whether our wings really take off from the ground, our dream really flies,” said Dong Fang.

   Jing Yuchen and his team named their plane “Weiming E”, which __52__an unknown goose. The 17-year-old boy deeply believes their goose of steel pipe and sailcloth(帆布) will honour its name by successfully taking off.

  “Our work is much more imaginative than others. With several colourful balloons on its back and a pair of light plastic wings it is _53___ the most eye-catching work, if not the best,” said Yu Liang, another student.

   “__54___most of those home-made aircrafts cannot really take the boys flying, the boy’s braveness and creativity in this project will encourage every one of them to fly high in the future,”Ni said.

 

45. A. challenged	B. struggled	C. abandoned	D. observed
46. A. take on	B. take up	C. take off	D. take in
47. A. Promoted	B. Inspired	C. Advocated	D. Blamed
48. A. range	B. group	C. attempt	D. excursion
49. A. change	B. competition	C. situation	D. destination
50. A. available	B. unique	C. visible	D. responsible
51. A. as well as	B. other than	C. but for	D. instead of
52. A. declares	B. means	C. reflects	D. causes
53. A. accidentally	B. surely	C. barely	D. simply
54. A. As long as	B. Thus	C. Although	D. Moreover

Answer 1

45-49 ACBCB  50-54 ADBBC