问题补充:
单选题Hewasafraidthatthebranchmightbendoverandbreak,andhewouldbesent_____totheground.A.crashingB.throwingC.rushingD.dropping
答案:
A解析crash(to the ground)猛跌(到地上)。Crash n.常指飞机等的“失事”,如:He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飞机失事中丧生。)本句中用falling不妥,fall指“落下,掉下”,本身并不强调落下的速度,而crash使“猛跌”,故本题用crashing最佳。