Such conventional wisdom made it difficult for women to raise money for the up-to-date equipment they needed to compete on an equal basis with men. Yet they did compete, and often they triumphed finally despite the odds.

　　 Ruth Law, whose 590-mile flight from Chicago to Hornell, New York, set a new nonstop distance record in 1916, exemplified the resourcefulness and grit demanded of any woman who wanted to fly. And when she addressed the Aero Club of America after completing her historic journey, her plainspoken words testified to a universal human motivation that was unaffected by gender: “ My flight was done with no expectation of reward, ” she declared, “ just purely for the love of accomplishment. ”

6. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. A Long Flight                                         B. Women in Aviation History

C. Dangers Faced by Pilots                         D. Women Spectators

7. According to the passage, women pilots were successful in all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A. challenging the conventional role of women                                

B. contributing to the science of aviation

C. winning universal recognition from men  

D. building the confidence of women

8. What can be inferred from the passage about the United States Air Force in 1938?

A. It had no women pilots.

B. It gave pilots handsome salaries.

C. It had old planes that were in need of repair.

D. It could not be trusted to do an efficient job.

9. In their efforts to compete with men, early women pilots had difficulty in________.

A. addressing clubs                                           B. flying nonstop

C. setting records                                       D. raising money

10. According to the passage, who said that flying was done with no expectation of reward?