閱讀理解。

A few years ago, I was on a plane with my friend, waiting for it to take off． The pilot’s voice was heard throughout the plane: “Sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen． Our engines don’t work． We are going to jump-start them． Once we get them going, we’ll get up in the air and see what happens．”

That was all he said． “See what happens?” Shouldn’t we have had a better plan than that? At that point． I could only laugh nervously． One woman started crying, “Oh no! We are going to crash!’’ There were sighs of hopelessness and anxiety, and we hadn’t even taken off yet．

The pilot even seemed unhappy． He told us our one engine was working double time, and his plan was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did． We got up in the air, and what happened? Nothing． We arrived in Norfolk, and no sooner had the wheels touched down than applause burst out as everyone on the airplane breathed a sigh of relief．

While I do prefer planning better than “see what happens” when it comes to flying, it really isn’t such a bad idea for life．All too often, people stop trying to achieve their goals just because they don’t have a guaranteed result． But success will never be guaranteed． The best thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens． If your effort is to build a business then get up in the air and see what happens! Don’t give yourself all the reasons why you can’t． Do not wait until you have everything you need． You never will!

If your goal is to start a friendship, say “Hello”, get up in the air and see what happens! The results could be very rewarding．

If your goal is to learn a new skill, get up in the air and see what happens! It might not be as difficult as your think． It could be fun!

When traveling, i hope that my pilot has a more detailed plan than “we will see what happens” ． But in life, it is not a bad strategy at all．

1.What was the pilot’s attitude toward the situation?

A．Disappointed and panicked

B．Surprised and honest

C．Comforting and encouraging

D．Hesitant and weak．

2.What was the passengers’ reaction when they arrived in Norfolk ?

A．They were thankful and relieved．

B．They cheered for the pilot’s correct operation．

C．They complained that the plane was not safe enough

D．They just walked off the plane as if nothing had happened．

3.What can we know from the passage?

A．The plane was delayed because of its wheels．

B．The plane arrived at the airport safely．

C．It was a terrible journey for the author．

D．Most of the passengers remained calm on hearing the bad news

4.What is the main idea of this article ?

A．“we will see what happens” is not a good plan for pilots

B．Try to have everything prepared before you do something

C．When you want to do something, you have to actually do it ．

D．Never stop chasing your goals even if they are certain to fail

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My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45．He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life．

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