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On the morning of May 9,1927, Charles A. Lindberagh took off from a muddy ai
On the morning of May 9,1927, Charles A. Lindberagh took off from a muddy ai
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On the morning of May 9,1927, Charles A. Lindberagh took off from a muddy airfield in New York and headed for Paris. Fourteen hours later he was still flying. During the fourteen hours, he had some【C1】______ moments. Sleet had gathered on the【C2】______ of the plane and he fog was so thick that he could hardly see the lips of the wings. However, he had encountered equally dangerous flying conditions before. Of course, now that he was over the ocean his parachute was useless. He had only one choice; he had to go on. Alone in the plane, Lindbergh knew that it would be【C3】 ______ to fall asleep. Before the flight, he had trained himself to stay awake for long periods of time. Now he watched the instrument panel intently.
At 12:10 in the afternoon of May 21, Lindbergh caught【C4】______ of the coast of Ireland. Now that the light was almost over, he began to【C5】______ a little. Once over land, he knew that he had a good【C6】______ of landing safely. Finally, after thirty-four hours in the air without sleep, he arrived at Le Bourget Field, in Paris.
More than a hundred thousand people were there to welcome him as a great hero. His name was on everyone’s【C7】______ . Over night he had achieved fame; the whole world was ringing with his praises. Wealthy and famous men and women【C8】______ for the privilege of paying him their personal tributes.
Though the whole world was praising him, Lindbergh kept his head. He resisted the temptation to 【C9】______ by his enormous popularity. He could have made millions of dollars very easily by merely signing his name to contracts, but he【C10】______ to use his name for selfish ends.
A) fatal B) scarcely C) anxious
D) confidence E) wings F) sight
G) declined H) relax I) lips
J) intended K) chance L) ignored
M) fought N) character O) profit [br] 【C4】
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答案
F
解析
此处考查固定动词短语的搭配,catch sight of意为“见到”。
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