[解析]
An American and a Frenchman decided to cross the sea between France and England in the balloon in 1784.High over the water,they discover a hole in the balloon.The hole became bigger and bigger.The air keeps the balloon up was escaping quickly and the balloon was coming up.The two men threw all their equipments into the water to make the balloon light.It started to rise higher again.So it was still too close to the water.Finally,the men threw away most of his clothes to save themselves.The crowd waiting for to greet them in England were very surprised∧see this when the balloon landed in front of them.
详解:
1.the改为a;考查冠词,文中首次提到气球,故用不定冠词a表示泛指.
2.discover改为discovered;考查动词的时态,由上句"in 1784"知应用一般过去时.
3.keeps改为keeping;考查非谓语动词,这句话的谓语是was escaping,keep应该是非谓语动词,与air之间是主谓关系,因此应该用﹣ing形式.
4.up改为down;考查副词,从上文容易知道因为漏气气球在下降,故用down.
5.equipments改为equipment;考查名词,equipment作"装备","设备"解是不可数名词,没有复数形式.
6.light改为lighter;考查形容词的比较级,分析句意为"扔掉装备是气球变得轻一些"故用比较级形式..
7.So改为But;考查连词,虽然升起来一些,但仍然离水面太近,所以才有下文的脱衣服.
8.his改为their;考查形容词性物主代词,主语是the men,两个人物主代词英语主语保持一致,故用复数形式.
9.去掉for;考查介词,wait to do sth."等着做某事".
10.see前加to;考查不定式,be surprised to do sth是固定结构,意为"惊讶地…".