Question

Mike Findlay has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old, his dad took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the planes, he _______ of becoming an airplane pilot someday. As Mike grew up, he learned as much as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school _________ university. He kept on asking his parents about it all the time. At that time, pilot training was very expensive. Mike’s parents couldn’t afford it.

Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled around America for his factory. He liked to travel, ________ by plane. To save money, he usually stayed in cheap hotels.

One morning, Mike _________to Atlanta. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to sleep. Some time later, he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a __________ voice. When Mike heard the word “hijack”, he nearly jumped out of his seat, but he pretended he was still ___________. He listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was happening. They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very ___________. He knew he had to stop them before they began their plan. Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess and told her about the coming__________. A moment later, the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon the plane landed at the nearest airport. The two men received a surprise when they saw twenty police officers were _________ them at the airport.

Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward. Then he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well ___________ in the United States.

1.A. spoke B. heard C. dreamed D. thought

2.A. as well as B. such as C. because of D. instead of

3.A. never B. widely C. except D. especially

4.A. flew B. came C. moved D. drove

5.A. loud B. nervous C. low D. serious

6.A. awake B. asleep C. quiet D. careless

7.A. sad B. angry C. painful D. careful

8.A. danger B. troubles C. flying D. training

9.A. looking for B. waiting for C. asking for D. talking about

10.A. told B. said C. written D. known

1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.D 【解析】试题分析：这篇故事讲述了迈克智斗歹徒最终成为飞行员的故事。从小就梦想当飞行员的迈克，长大后做了推销员仍旧喜欢坐飞机，在一次飞往亚特兰大的航班上，他无意间听到两个歹徒要劫持飞机，他假装睡着，偷偷把潜在的危险告诉了乘务员，最终抓获了他们。后来迈克获得免费...

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