Answerthequestions:
TheWarhadbegunandSimonhadjoinedtheairforce.Hewantedtobeapilot,andaftersomemonthshemanagedtogettotheairforcetrainingschoolwheretheytaughtpilotstofly.
There,thefirstthingthatnewstudentshadtodowastobetakenupinaplanebyanexperiencedpilot,togivethemsomeideasofwhatitfeltlike.Eventhosewhohadtraveledaspassengersinairlineplanesbeforefounditstrangetobeinthecockpit(座舱)ofasmallfighterplane,andmostofthenewstudentsfeltnervous.
Theofficerwhohadtotakethestudentsupfortheirfirstflightallowedthemtoflytheplaneforafewsecondsiftheywantedtoandiftheywerenottoofrightenedtotrybuthewasalwaysreadytotakeoverassoonastheplanestartedtododangerousthings.
Simonwasoneofthosewhotookoverthecontroloftheplanewhenhewentupinitforthefirsttime,andaftertheofficerhadtakenitfromhimagain,Simonthoughtthathehadbetteraskafewquestionstoshowhowinterestedhewasandhowmuchhewantedtolearntofly.Therewereanumberofinstrumentsinfrontofhim,sohechoseoneandaskedtheofficerwhatitwas.
Theofficerlookedathimstrangelyforamomentandthenanswered,“Thatistheclock.”
1.Whywerethenewstudentstakenupinaplane?
Theywere____.
2.Howdidmostofthemfeelwhentheyweretakenupinthecockpitoftheplane?
They____.
3.Theofficerdidn'tallowthestudentstoflytheplaneevenifthestudentswantedto,didhe?
____.
4.Whenwastheofficerreadytotakeovertheplane?
Whentheplanestarted____.
5.WhydidSimonwanttoasktheofficerafewquestions?
Becausehewantedtoshowhis____initandhowmuchhewantedtolearntofly.
6.Simonaskedasillyquestion,didn'the?
____.