In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl   to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl       the mother would not return to her eggs and she       to take them home. There she carefully     the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days    the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the    .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.    ，to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they       , the girl was able to    her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to   . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when       and in her dreams. later, she had an       She would pilot a plane to guide them in       . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about       safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not       or follow him, and      slept in the grass.
One day, the girl       into the plane, started it and soon left the      , Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds       flapped (拍打) their wings and      . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed

A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted

A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant

A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined

A．ago B．out C．later D．long

A．family B．lake C．home D．world

A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still

A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew

A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow

A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing

A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake

A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse

A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane

A．his B．her C．their D．its

A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive

A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too

A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell

A．house B．floor C．water D．pound

A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly

A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back