新概念英语第三册课文填空训练20-Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots

新概念英语第三册Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots What was the name of the first plane to fly across the English Channel? In 1908 Lord Northcliffe_____a prize of £1,000 to the first man____would ____ across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first ________was made. ___ July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham _____ ____ from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.' He ___ _____ only seven miles across the Channel when his engine _____ and he was forced to ____ on sea. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water _____Latham was picked up by a ship. Two days later, Louis Bleriot _______ near Calais with a plane _____ 'No. XI'. Bleriot ____ ______ ________ planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. A week before, he had ________ a successful overland flight during which he ______ twenty-six miles. Latham, _______, did not give up _______(easy). He, too, arrived near Calais on the ______ day with a new 'Antoinette'. It looked as if there would be an ________ race across the Channel. _____ planes were going to take off on July 25th, ____ Latham failed to get up early enough. After _______(make) a short test flight at 4,15 a.m., Bleriot ____ ____ half an hour later. His great flight ______ thirty-seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to ______ him was a local policeman. Latham made ______ attempt a week late