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We ________ a panic when the lights suddenly went off.
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My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida.We were__? _ about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months, and __? her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__? . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__? at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were __? by the aisle（过道）. I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me, __? we could be together. They __? , saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats.
Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a _? several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes, and _? the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_? refused to move elsewhere. She was very__? about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody__? to help her.
????????????? There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on __? . Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then __? five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was __? for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without _? , and the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the _??? of not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do. __? , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, __? to me and asked, "Would you and your daughter like our seats?" __? to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.
1.A.worried?? ???? B.excited??????? C. anxious??????? D. eager
2.A.loved????????? B. considered ?? C. imagined ????? D. missed
3.A. full ????????? B. crowded ???? C. empty???????? D. overweight
4.A. reached ?????? B. arrived ?????? C. landed ?????? D. knocked
5.A. divided ?????? B. blocked ????? C. separated ????? D. connected
6.A. in case ??????? B. even if ?????? C. as if ????????? D. so that
7.A. prevented ???? B. refused ?????? C. agreed???????? D. promised
8.A. panic ???????? B. hurry????????? C. rush ???????? D. seat
9.A. however ????? B. otherwise ????? C. therefore ????? D. instead
10.A. too ????????? B. even ????????? C. ever ???????? D. also
11.A. concerned ???? B. curious ?????? C. particular ???? D. content
12.A. suggested????? B. offered ?????? C. provided ???? D. supplied
13.A. duty????????? B. watch ??????? C.board ?????? D. spot
14.A. took ????????? B. cost ???????? C.paid ???????? D. spent
15.A. convenient ???? B. available ???? C. probable ???? D. comfortable
16.A. permission ???? B. excuse?????? C.apology ????? D. complaint
17.A. thought ??????? B. end ???????? C. feeling ????? D. sense
18.A. Immediately ??? B. Puzzlingly ??? C.Clearly ????? D. Amazingly
19.A. turned up ???? B. turned around ? C. turned out ?? D. turned away
20.A. sticking ?????? B. keeping ????? C.waving ????? D.referring
“Just take a deep breath.” “Don’t think about it.” “You’re more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to the airport than you are in a plane crash.” These are just some words given to people with a fear of flying. But as Tom Cruise, playing Lt. Daniel Kaffee in the movie A Few Good Men, said, “I get sick when I fly because I’m afraid of crashing into a large mountain. I don’t think Daniel will help.”
But there’s a new application that just may. Today, the VALK Foundation, a Dutch group that’s a partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the University of Leiden, launches the app in the US. The VALK Foundation was one of the first centers for research and fear-of-flying treatment in the world and is the organizer of three world conferences on fear of flying.
The foundation said the app, called Flight App VALK, is the first scientifically-developed, web-based treatment for people who suffer from mild to moderate fear of flying.
“The fear of flying application we have created aims to transfer all of the knowledge we have developed through our program into a mobile application that will help ease travelers’ fears,” said Dr. Lucas van Gerwen, director of the VALK Foundation. Dr. van Gerwen is also a psychologist and professional pilot with more than 30 years experience.
The foundation said up to 30% of adults are fearful fliers. The Flight App is designed to help relax passengers before and during flights by educating users about flight safety and turbulence. It explains the sounds and sensations they can expect during departure, flight and landing. And, if a passenger’s flight stress reaches a panic level, they press a special panic button which provides audio and written information to help decrease stress levels. Most importantly, the Flight App can be used during the flight in the airplane mode. Once downloaded, the program does not require Internet connection in the air.
1.By saying the words at the beginning of the passage, people are expected to ______.
A. decrease their fear of flying
B. get rid of their doubt about plane
C. have a good time on their flight journey
D. use some medicine to cure their fear of flying
2.According to the passage, the VALK Foundation ______.
A. is a group focusing on psychology on the flight
B. was the first center to do research into fear of flying
C. organize the world conferences on fear of flying annually
D. focuses on researching and offering treatment on fear of flying
3.Flight App VALK is aimed to ______.
A. help passengers experience the fear of flying
B. help relax passengers before and during flights
C. treat people who suffer from mild fear of flying
D. teach people the basic knowledge of taking flight
4.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Many adults are suffering from fear of flying
B. It’s convenient for people to use the Flight App
C. Many planes will be installed with the Flight App
D.The Flight App can decrease stress levels effectively
5.In which column of a newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Culture B. Entertainment
C. Technology D. Education
I cry easily. I cried when a boy in the film suffered from an incurable disease. I cried when an athlete broke a world record.
One night my wife and I were going to dinner at a friend ' s．As we went towards the house, I noticed a car pulling out from the sidewalk．Just ahead, another car was waiting to back into the parking space．But before he could do so a yellow car came up from behind and sneaked into the space．
While my wife went ahead into our friend' s house, I stepped into the street．
“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy．” I gestured towards the man ahead, who was looking back angrily．At that moment I was feeling pretty manly．
“ Mind your own business!” the driver told me．
“No,” I said．“You don' t understand．That fellow was waiting to back into this space．”
Things quickly heated up, until finally he jumped out of the car．My God, he was extremely large．He grabbed me and shook his rock of a fist at me．I tasted blood．I was terrified．
Almost in a panic, I ran to my friend ' s front door．As a former Marine （海军） , as a man, I felt absolutely embarrassed as my wife and friends asked me what had happened．All I could say was that I had had an argument about a parking space．They were sensitive and let it go at that．
Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang．For some reason I was sure that the huge man had returned for me．My blood ran cold．My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her．I knew I had to face up to my fear．
I opened the door．There he stood．“I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice．“I am ashamed of myself．The Brooklyn Navy Yard where I've worked for ten years is closing．Today I got laid off．I' m not myself．I hope you’ ll accept my apology．”
I remembered that after I closed the door, I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes．
1.What did the author do when a yellow car drove into the parking space?
A．He beat the driver．
B．He blamed the driver．
C．He asked the driver to apologize．
D．He ran to his friend' s house for help．
2.What do we know about the yellow car' s driver?
A．He was rude and liked fighting．
B．He was famous for his bad temper．
C．He lost his job and felt terrible that day．
D．He tried to get the author' s parking space．
3.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．I became quite calm．
B．I felt extremely frightened．
C．I couldn't move with cold．
D．I was too angry to say anything．
4.What kind of person is the author?
A．Direct and serious． B．Humorous and open - minded．
C．Honest and ambitious． D．Warm - hearted and understanding
