On Nov.18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to use the box to change the weight of the balloon. The three people were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

　　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were very cold and  they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!

1.Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?

2.What was the metal box used for?

3. Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?

4. How long did they travel in the end?

5.

What do you think of the three people and their travel? (请自拟一句话作答)

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How to be a good learner?

As a good learner, we should                                                

I hope all these will be helpful to you.

The second Sunday of May is ______ Mother’s Day. It’s ______special day for children to show their love for their mothers.

   A. a；the        B. the；a         C.不填；a       D.不填；the

—Here are three books on history. Which one would you like to borrow?

一 ______. You see，I’m interested in geography these days.

  A .All           B. None           C. Both          D. Each

Mandeep can go to school now. UNICEF has paid for her ______.

  A. education      B. vacation        C. competition     D. invention

Lucy liked all the dresses there，but she took the ______one to save as much money as possible for Project Hope.

  A. cheaper        B. more expensive  C. cheapest      D. most expensive

?Look! That teacher is explaining something to her students again and again!

  ?_______teacher she is!

  A. How patient    B. What patient     C. How a patient  D. What a patient

David didn’t give up ______ he had failed in the experiment four times.

  A. if            B. while           C. though        D. since

Wearing white can help people _______when they feel stressed.

  A. fall down      B. calm down      C. look down     D. come down

Linda, with her parents，_______ the Wolf Hill, and they will be back this afternoon.

  A. has gone to    B. have gone to     C. has been to     D. have been to