Lesson 79  By air

parent 父母亲

flight attendant 空中乘务员

frightened 害怕

curious 好奇的

bomb 炸弹

plant 安放

a great deal 大量

unpleasant 不愉快的

by air 乘飞机

flight attendant  空中乘务员

take off  起飞

gain height 上升

land 降落

get off the plane 下飞机

touch down 着地

on board 在飞机上

Questions：

1. Why did the author travel a lot when he was a boy?

Because of that time his parents lived in South America and he would flight there from Europe in the holiday.

2. Who would take charge of him?

A flight attendent would take charge of him.

3. On one occasion, what did the plane suddenly do not long after taking off?

The plane suddenly turning aroud flew back to the airport.

4. Why did the plane fly back to the airport?

There is a very important person on the board and the police told a bomb was planted on the plane.