A man was the proud owner of a small two-seater aeroplane. His greatest joy was to fly over the city and do tricks, flying upside down and other stunts. He loved to look down and see all the upturned face of the crowds of people, all watching him and admiring his skill and daring. It made him feel great. One day, this man took his friend up for a ride. The friend had never been in an aeroplane before and he was very nervous. He held firmly on to the seat, certain that every moment would be his last, as the aeroplane flew in all possible ways. Then the pilot did his greatest stunt. Switching off the engine, he did a “falling leaf” dive. The little plane silently fluttered from side to side, falling lower and lower. The pilot could see thousands of upturned faces in the street below. When only a few feet above the roofs of the houses, he switched on the engine, and roared away safely into the sky. Turning to his friend, he said with a laugh – “That was wonderful. I bet fifty percent of the people down there thought that we were going to crash”. His friend replied in a small, scared voice: y-y-yes. And fifty percent of the people up here thought so, too!”.
1. Characteristics of the owner? 2. Describe his friend’s experience? What would be your reaction if you are in place of his friend? 3. Why did the pilot’s friend hold firmly on to his seat? 4. When did the ‘falling leaf’ dive began? 5. When did the pilot switched on the plane’s speed engine? 6. According to the pilot, what was the reaction of the fifty percent people on the ground? 7. What thought went through his friend’s mind when the plane was just above the buildings?
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1. The man his friend
2. He was scared
3. He was never to a plane and got frightened
4. When he switched off the engine
5. When he was only a few feet above the rooftops of the houses
6. Upturned faces of the crowds of people
7. That his every moment would be his last moments
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