He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground. A. crashing B. throwing C. rushing D. dropping
答案:A. crashing. 解析: crash(to the ground)猛跌(到地上)。Crash n. 常指飞机等的“失事”,如:He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飞机失事中丧生。)本句中用falling不妥,fall指“落下,掉下”,本身并不强调落下的速度,而crash使“猛跌”,故本题用crashing最佳。