Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business,and as he was in a hurry,he decided to go by __1__ .He liked sitting __2

Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business,and as he was in a hurry,he decided to go by __1__ .He liked sitting __2__ a window when he was flying,so he got onto the plane,he looked for a window seat.He __3__ all of them taken except one.There was a young man __4__ beside it,and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window.Anyhow,he went towards it.
When he __5__ it,however,he saw that there was a notice on it,written __6__ large letters,__7__ “This seat is kept for proper balance.Thank you.” Mr.Robinson had never seen such a notice before,but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room __8__ made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance.So he walked on and found __9__ empty seat,not beside the window __10__ .
Two or three other people __11__ to sit in the window seat next to the young man,but they also read the notice and went on.Then when the plane was nearly 12 a very beautiful girl __13__ into the plane.The young man,who was watching the passengers coming in,14 took the notice __15__ the seat beside him,and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip.
（A）1.A.air B.water C.train D.bus
（）2.A.on B.nearly C.beside D.far from
（）3.A.wanted B.found C.thought D.hoped
( )4.A.seating B.seated C.seat D.sat
( )5.A.arrived B.sat on C.reached D.left
( )6.A.through B.by C.with D.in
( )7.A.said B.saying C.spoken D.speaking
( )8.A.and B.this C.who D.which
( )9.A.another B.other C.the other D.the only
( )10.A.to sit B.to be sat C.to sit on D.to be sat in
( )11.A.stuck B.tried C.managed D.refused
( )12.A.empty B.full C.up D.down
( )13.A.reached B.stepped C.entered D.left
( )14.A.quickly B.fast C.slowly D.soon
( )15.A.onto B.away C.off D.up