One of the most amazing stories of the Second World War was that of
a British pilot who 2(SHOOT) ________ down over Germany in 1941. It doesn’t
sound such a surprising story, but Douglas Bader 3(LOSE) ________ both his
legs in a flying accident in 1931. He slowly learned to walk on
artificial legs, but it was still a terrible shock for someone who
4(BE) ________ a great sportsman, someone who was almost good enough
to play rugby for England, before the accident. He learned to fly with
his new legs, but 5(GIVE) ________ a non-flying job in the Royal Air Force
(RAF), which he hated. When the war started, however, the RAF
needed every pilot and Bader was one of the 6(GOOD) ________.
When his plane crashed, Bader 7(TAKE) ________ to the fascists’
concentration camp. He made several attempts to escape on his
artificial legs. One reason for Bader’s success as a pilot was actually
the fact that he had artificial legs. When pilots turned very quickly, the
blood left 8(THEY) ________ brain and often flowed to their legs. This meant
that they 9CAN) ________ lose consciousness and crash. Perhaps because of
Bader’s artificial legs he was able to turn more quickly without
10LOSE) ________ consciousness​