Amy Johnson was a very ambitious and energetic person. She did not have much in common with other girls in her school, however. She played football better than most boys, and unfortunately she made a rather bad impression on many of her teachers. Amy just didn’t act the way they thought a girl should. She studied at a university and later took a job as a typist. Although she was enthusiastic and did her best, she made many mistakes and was poorly paid. She didn’t want to be a typist anyway---she dreamed of becoming a pilot.
Amy moved to London, borrowed some money, and learned to fly. Nobody, however, wanted to hire a female pilot. She decided to fly alone to Australia to prove that she could fly as well as any man. Her parents lent her money to buy an airplane.
Amy set off on May 5, 1930. her route took her over Vienna, Constantinople, and Baghdad. She was caught in a sandstorm and had to make an emergency landing in the desert. But she landed in India six days later. She had broken the record to India by two days. Over Burma she ran into a monsoon, and was able to save herself only by landing on a football field. She finally reached Australia. The plane propeller had been broken during her last landing, and she had to crash land. But Amy had proved that she could fly---and that a woman could do almost anything she really put her mind to.
Amy Johnson later married the pilot who had come to her rescue in Australia.
1. Amy’s teachers didn’t like her because_____
a) she was ambitious
b) she played football well
c) she impressed them deeply
d) she didn’t act as a girl
2. Amy was poorly paid as she_____
a) didn’t type well
b) was too enthusiastic
c) didn’t try her best
d) wanted to be pilot
3. Amy had broken the record to India when she arrived there_____
a) in two days
b) in less than two days
c) in less than six days
d) in more than six days
4. Amy had to crash land because_____
a) there was something wrong with her plane
b) there was no airport for her to land
c) she ran out of gasoline
d) she felt dizzy
5. That Amy married the pilot was simply because_____
a) she loved him
b) she was saved by him
c) they fell in love at first sight
d) they were both pilots