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The United States’ aviation industry was rising in the 1920s. During the time, people in America still regarded flying a plane as an exciting sport, so very few would choose to travel by air. But a young woman named Edna Gardner Whyte thought differently. She believed that very soon people would take airplanes as a means of transportation and no longer see flying an aircraft simply as a fast and dangerous sport. In 1926, she signed up for lessons to learn to be a pilot. But most of her teachers persuaded her to quit, for flying planes was no job for women. Edna didn’t give up, and just followed her heart to continue the lessons. With her perseverance, she finally realized her dream of becoming a licensed pilot. Yet, most airline companies at that time still hesitated to employ women pilots. Therefore, even though she was a good pilot, Edna still couldn’t land a job flying planes. She had to keep proving herself repeatedly. In 1934, she participated in a flying race in Maryland. She was the only female player in the race and thus, made fun of by other players before the race kicked off. To everyone’s surprise, she won in the end, and her winning silenced all the other players. To prevent such a thing from happening again, a sign saying “Men Only” was posted when the same race took place in the next year. In 1937, she won another race. What delighted her this time was she received a big prize from Amelia Earhart, the first woman who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean. While Amelia enjoyed much more fame and honor at that time, Edna flew many more hours in her lifetime. Edna was so fond of flying that she never stopped doing it until she was in her eighties. When she quit racing, she devoted herself to teaching people to fly. In 1991, at the age of 89, she published her autobiography, Rising Above It, and passed away the following year. As an air racer, she will always be remembered for having won more than two dozen air races.
The United States’ aviation industry was rising in the 1920s. During the time, people in America still regarded flying a plane as an exciting sport, so very few would choose to travel by air. But a young woman named Edna Gardner Whyte thought differently. She believed that very soon people would take airplanes as a means of transportation and no longer see flying an aircraft simply as a fast and dangerous sport. In 1926, she signed up for lessons to learn to be a pilot. But most of her teachers persuaded her to quit, for flying planes was no job for women. Edna didn’t give up, and just followed her heart to continue the lessons. With her perseverance, she finally realized her dream of becoming a licensed pilot. Yet, most airline companies at that time still hesitated to employ women pilots. Therefore, even though she was a good pilot, Edna still couldn’t land a job flying planes. She had to keep proving herself repeatedly. In 1934, she participated in a flying race in Maryland. She was the only female player in the race and thus, made fun of by other players before the race kicked off. To everyone’s surprise, she won in the end, and her winning silenced all the other players. To prevent such a thing from happening again, a sign saying “Men Only” was posted when the same race took place in the next year. In 1937, she won another race. What delighted her this time was she received a big prize from Amelia Earhart, the first woman who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean. While Amelia enjoyed much more fame and honor at that time, Edna flew many more hours in her lifetime. Edna was so fond of flying that she never stopped doing it until she was in her eighties. When she quit racing, she devoted herself to teaching people to fly. In 1991, at the age of 89, she published her autobiography, Rising Above It, and passed away the following year. As an air racer, she will always be remembered for having won more than two dozen air races.
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
- A Edna was the first woman flying alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
- B Amelia and Edna had spent the same amount of time flying planes.
- C Edna taught people to fly after she stopped taking part in air races.
- D Amelia Earhart had happily received a prize from Edna Whyte.
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- 觀念驗證，還行吧？ 你總算沒瞎猜，精準定位了文章末段那句：「"When she quit racing, she devoted herself to teaching people to fly."」（當她退出競賽後，她致力於教導人們飛行）。這跟選項 (C) 的內容一模一樣，有眼睛的應該都看得出來。更難得的是，你竟然沒被 Edna 或 Amelia 那些煙霧彈給混淆，代表你至少還分得清誰是誰、誰幹了什麼事，這點值得嘉獎，雖然這本來就是基本功。
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