It was a hot morning when I started my flight training. Nearly two hundred of us stood at attention. We were very excited that on this day, we would finally begin the "hands-on" part of flight training. We had been through thirteen tough weeks of basic training.
That morning, we were delighted to wait for the moment to climb into the training plane to actually begin learning to fly. Each of us was convinced that we would soon fly "above the best".
As we stood facing the officers, waiting for instructions, a tiny bird jumped out in front of us. It seemed confused and a little frightened. Suddenly, its mother flew over, as if encouraging it to fly. Everyone's eyes followed the birds. Even our officers turned to watch, mesmerized by the scene.
Over and over, the tiny bird ran as fast as its little legs could move, but it still failed to fly into the sky no matter how hard it had tried.
Completely ignoring the crowd of staring bystanders, the mother bird went on flying to and encouraging her little bird. AII two hundred of us watched breathlessly. Each time it made its way across the grass in front of us, we sighed at its failure.
Finally, after we had stood at attention for what seemed like hours just watching, those tiny wings could fly at last. You could almost see the little bird feel very proud. Then, we burst into wild cheers. We watched, as the little bird followed its mother to fly into the sky. Our officers turned back to us, smiling. We learned a lot from the little bird.
【小题1】Why was the author excited before his fight training?| A．Some birds would accompany him during the training. |
| B．His outstanding ability to fly would be proved soon. |
| C．He would begin to get practical experience on planes. |
| D．There would be no boring basic training any more. |
| A．attracted. | B．touched. | C．influenced. | D．puzzled. |
| A．Keeping practice can make a person braver. |
| B．One should not give up when meeting with failure. |
| C．The young must be modest to learn from the old. |
| D．Nothing is more important than mother's love. |
| A．My Exciting Experience | B．Strict Flight Officers |
| C．A Strong-minded Bird | D．The Best Flight Lesson |
