What did the pilot do with the plane?
A. He climbed and made the plane turn over.
B. He climbed and made the plane fall slowly.
C. He quickly climbed and stopped the engines.
D. He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án đúng: C
Giải thích: Dựa vào đoạn “The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless. After 10 seconds of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive.”
Dịch: “Máy bay cất cánh suôn sẻ, nhưng cảm giác tham gia vào một chuyến bay bình thường của tôi và những nhà khoa học trẻ khác đã nhanh chóng bị gạt bỏ khi phi công đưa máy bay lên độ cao 45 độ kéo dài khoảng 20 giây. Sau đó, động cơ bị ngắt và chúng tôi trở nên không trọng lượng. Sau 10 giây rơi tự do, phi công đã kéo cần gạt để tránh khỏi sự lao xuống ”.
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