1 . I was in seat 10F next to the emergency exit. A few minutes after take-off there was a loud explosion. Everybody gasped (倒抽气) and there were a few screams. Then, surprisingly, it went very quiet — everyone was assessing the situation.

It soon became obvious we weren’t going back to LaGuardia Airport and that we were heading for the water. I started thinking this was it. Then I heard the announcement, ‘This is the captain, brace for impact,’ and everything suddenly got clear. I had to stop thinking about death, and instead, about what I should do once the pilot landed in the water. ‘You sat in this seat,’ I thought, ‘you’ve got to get this door open.’

At about 300 feet (91.5 meters), I started reading the instructions. There were six steps, and I had just read them two or three times when we hit the water. It felt like the worst car crash you could imagine. Fortunately, I’d just read the instructions and managed to get the door open. The wing was sinking lower and lower. I walked out onto it and walked as far along as I could to make room for other people. It was freezing, and nobody had a jacket. Some people were underwater to their waists.

It felt like half an hour before we saw the first ferry, though it could have been only five or ten minutes. I was fourth onto the ferry, and I started helping people onto the boat. To our relief, everyone had survived the crash.

I got through the whole incident by taking it one step at a time: get the door open, throw the door out, figure out if you’re sinking. I just kept on doing that until I reached solid ground. Only then did I go into the men’s room and cry for a few minutes.

1. After hearing a loud explosion, what did passengers, including the writer, do?

A．They put on life jackets as instructed.

B．They tried to figure what had happened.

C．They couldn’t help shouting for help on end.

D．They asked the pilot to fly to LaGuardia Airport.

2. What did the writer think helped him open the emergency exit successfully?

A．He sat by the emergency exit.	B．He had an experienced neighbor.
C．He was once taught how to open it.	D．He read and understood the instructions.

3. Which of the following words best describes the writer?

A．Humorous.

B．Aggressive.

C．Organized.

D．Expressive.

4. Which of the following statements is true of the air crash?

A．No one got killed in it.	B．It happened at the end of the trip.
C．The pilot managed to land the plane safely.	D．A ferry came to the rescue the moment it happened.