First Flight
Mr J ohnson had never been up in an airplane’before and he had read a 10t about air aecidents,so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small plane,MrJohnson
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.Finally,however,his friend persuaded him
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,and Mr.Johnson boarded the plane.
His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the airport.Mr Johnson had heard that the most dangerous part of a flight was
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,so he
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and closed his eyes.
After a minute or two he opened them again,looked out of the window of the plane,and said to his friend,“Look at those people down there.They look as small as ants,don’t they”
“Those are ants。”answered his friend.
“We’re still
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