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!
【小题1】Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?
                                                                            
【小题2】What was the metal box used for?
                                                                            
【小题3】 Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?
                                                                            
【小题4】 How long did they travel in the end?
                                                                            
【小题5】
What do you think of the three people and their travel? (请自拟一句话作答)
                                                                            

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

“Is 　28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 　35 made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under　 　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. behind　 　　　　　 D. in

27. A. excited　 　　　 B. frightened　 　　　 C. frightening　 　　　 D. exciting

28. nobody　 　　　 B. everybody　 　　 C. anybody　 　　　 D. somebody

29. A. saw　 　　　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. listened

30. A. church　 　　　 B. school　 　　　　　 C. garden　 　　　　　 D. park

31. A. rose　 　　　　 B. slept　 　　　　 C. stood　 　　　　 D. lay

32. A. a　 　　　　 B. the　 　　　　　　　 C. an　 　　　　　　　 D. other

33. A. came　 　　 B. learned　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. fell

34. A. smelled　 　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. searched　 　　 D. found

35. A. he　 　　　　　 B. she　 　　　　　 C. it　 　　　　　　　 D. that