In 1959，when Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked the class to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．

    Jean's father was a    （33）　　，so Jean was very interested in airplanes and flying．She （34）　　   about her dream to become an airplane pilot．

    The paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told （35）　　   this was impossible，for it wasn't a job for a woman．

    Jean （36）　　   years of hurt and fear because of this discouragement until she met her English teacher Mrs．Slaton in high school．

    Mrs．Slaton said to Jean's class，"You have the （37）　　 and talents．If you don't go after your dreams once you leave school，no one will do it for you．You can get what you want （38）　　 you want it enough．"

    Jean felt so （39）　　that she told Mrs．Slaton all about her old dreams．The teacher said："Then do it!"

    So Jean did．It took her 10years of （40）　　 work．In 1978，she became one of only 50women airline pilots in the nation，and finally，a Boeing 737captain for United Airlines．

33．A．lawyer	B．pilot	C．writer
34．A．wrote	B．thought	C．heard
35．A．me	B．him	C．her
36．A．explained	B．mentioned	C．experienced
37．A．directions	B．abilities	C．honors
38．A．if	B．but	C．though
39．A．relaxed	B．excited	C．disappointed
40．A．awful	B．boring	C．hard