The year was 1932, Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small one-engine airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed to work. (The altimeter shows the height of the plane above the ground.) At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. Just before daylight, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.

　 Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

　 What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

40. Amelia was ____________.

　A. an American　 　B. an Englishwoman　　 C. a European　　 D. living near the Atlantic

41. She ran into bad weather. Here "ran into" means ____________.

　 A. rushed into　　 　B. raced into　　　　　　　 　 C. met into　　　　　 　 D. met

42. Amelia's successful flight has proved that ______________.

　 A. women can do everything　　　

　 B. women can do things, as men have done

　 C. men and women are equal now　

　 D. women pilots are more successful than men pilots

43. The title for this passage would be ____________.

　 A. Amelia Earhart　　 　B. A Pilot　　　　 C. A Flight　　　　　　　 D. A Woman

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