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1、TIRANA(Reuters)—Of14sorties(架次)flownbyBritish阅读理解答案　　TIRANA(Reuters)—Of14sorties(架次)flownbyBritishWorldWarTwo(WWⅡ)pilotssupplyingAnti-NazifightersinAlbaniaonOct.29,1944,12returnedtothebaseinItaly,onefailedtodropitsloadand“theotherismissingandassumedtohavecrashed”,acc

2、ordingtoofficialrecords.　　Forsevendecades,thebomberwasbelievedtobeatthebottomoftheAdriaticSea.Then,lastOctober,aBritishandteamclimbedintotheAlbanianmountainstofinditswreckage(残骸)spottedbyavillagerthere.　　Thevitalcluewouldcomeintheformofagoldring,theinsideofitcarvedwi

3、th“Joyce&John”,keptbyanAlbanianvillagerJahoCalaandthenhisson.　　“MyfathergaveittomewhenIgotmarriedin1971,buttoldmeclearlytheringdidnotbelongtoourfamilyandIwastoreturnittoitsowner,”Jaho’sson,XhemilCala,toldReuters.　　Twentyyearslater,Cala,apoliceofficer,alwaysworetherin

4、g.Buthehadnotgivenupreturningittoitsrightfulowner.Finally,hecontactedtheembassiesoftheUSandBritain—thetwocountriesthathelpedliberateAlbaniafromtheNazisamonthafterFltSgtThompson’sdeath.Threemonthslater,theBritishembassyconfirmedtheringwasFltSgtThompson’s,andcontactedh

5、isfamily.Thentheriddlewassolved.　　Aflightengineer,SergeantJohnThompsonandJoyceMozleygotmarriedinJune1944butonlyspentaweekendtogetherbeforebeingpostedoverseas.Thompson’splanedroppedsuppliestotheBizavalley,butonturningwesttoreturntoItaly,itcrashed,killingitscrew.Hiswif

6、eremarriedafterthewarandpassedawayin1995.AttheceremonyinAlbania’sDefenceMinistry,CalakneeledashehandedtheringtoThompson’s92-year-oldsister,DorothyWebsteralongwithapieceofrockfromthemountainthatbroughttheplanedown.　　“Yourbrotherhelpedtoliberatemycountry.Hewillneverbef

7、orgotten.”DefenceMinisterMimiKodhelitoldWebster.　　“Irememberhimverywell,asifitwereyesterday,”WebstertoldReuters,addingshewas“excited…gettingallthesethatweneverthoughtwewouldeverget”.　　60.Thompson’splanecrashedbecauseit___________.　　A.failedtodropitsloadB.wentdowntoth

8、eAdriaticSea　　C.wasshotdownbyabomberD.hitamountaininAlbania　　61.Thisnewsreportwasmostprobablywrittenin________.　　A.2012B.2013C.2014