Question

One of the most amazing stories of the Second World War was that of
a British pilot who 2(SHOOT) ________ down over Germany in 1941. It doesn’t
sound such a surprising story, but Douglas Bader 3(LOSE) ________ both his
legs in a flying accident in 1931. He slowly learned to walk on
artificial legs, but it was still a terrible shock for someone who
4(BE) ________ a great sportsman, someone who was almost good enough
to play rugby for England, before the accident. He learned to fly with
his new legs, but 5(GIVE) ________ a non-flying job in the Royal Air Force
(RAF), which he hated. When the war started, however, the RAF
needed every pilot and Bader was one of the 6(GOOD) ________.
When his plane crashed, Bader 7(TAKE) ________ to the fascists’
concentration camp. He made several attempts to escape on his
artificial legs. One reason for Bader’s success as a pilot was actually
the fact that he had artificial legs. When pilots turned very quickly, the
blood left 8(THEY) ________ brain and often flowed to their legs. This meant
that they 9CAN) ________ lose consciousness and crash. Perhaps because of
Bader’s artificial legs he was able to turn more quickly without
10LOSE) ________ consciousness​

Answer 1

One of the most amazing stories of the Second World War was that of  a British pilot who (2) WAS SHOT down over Germany in 1941. It doesn’t  sound such a surprising story, but Douglas Bader (3) LOST both his  legs in a flying accident in 1931. He slowly learned to walk on  artificial legs, but it was still a terrible shock for someone who  (4) WAS a great sportsman, someone who was almost good enough  to play rugby for England, before the accident.

He learned to fly with  his new legs, but (5) WAS GIVEN a non-flying job in the Royal Air Force  (RAF), which he hated. When the war started, however, the RAF  needed every pilot and Bader was one of the (6) BEST.  When his plane crashed, Bader (7) WAS TAKEN to the fascists’  concentration camp. He made several attempts to escape on his  artificial legs.

One reason for Bader’s success as a pilot was actually  the fact that he had artificial legs. When pilots turned very quickly, the  blood left (8) THEIR brain and often flowed to their legs. This meant  that they (9) COULD lose consciousness and crash. Perhaps because of  Bader’s artificial legs he was able to turn more quickly without  (10) LOSING consciousness​ .