Duringan1899F4tornado（龙卷风）inMissouri，threepeople，MissMoorehouse，Mrs．Webster，andhersonwerecaughtupinthestorm．They（16）（carry）nearlyonemile，butwereletdownsogently（17）noneofthethree

Question

During an 1899F4tornado （龙卷风） in Missouri，three people，Miss Moorehouse，Mrs．Webster，and her son were caught up in the storm．They （16）___ （carry） nearly one mile，but were let down so gently （17）___ none of the three was seriously injured．Here is Moorehouse's （18）___ （describe）of her unbelievable flight．
‘‘I was conscious all the time when I was flying through the air，and （19）___ seemed a long time．I seemed to be lifted up，（20）___ （go） up to a great height．At one time I was far above the church towers，and seemed to be carried to a （21）___ （distance） place．As I was going through the air，I saw a horse，（22）___ was a white one and had a harness （马具） on，floating about with me．By the way （23）___ horse kicked and struggled as it was thrown about，I knew it was alive．I was afraid that it would knock into me，（24）___ it did not．Finally，I was mercifully landed （25）___ the ground unharmed，saved by luck．"

Answer 1

16．were carried 根据前面的内容three people，Miss Moorehouse，Mrs．Webster，and her son were caught up in the storm可知，被困在龙卷风中，自然是被甩出去一英里远，即they和carry之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，因为是过去的事件，所以用一般过去时的被动语态；故答案为were carried．
17．that  but were let down so gently和none of the three was seriously injured构成了逻辑上的一种因果关系，构成句型so…that…如此…以至于…；所以应该用that引导的结果状语从句；故答案为that．
18．description  这是承上启下的一句话，结合后面的her unbelievable flight及结合所给动词可知，应该是他对该起事件的描述；故答案为description．
19．it and后面的句子是对前面 all the time when I was flying through the air的描述，即感觉自己被卷到空中仿佛是一段漫长的时间，所以用代词it来指代这段时间；故答案为it．
20．going  根据前面的标点符号为逗号可知，此处应该使用go的非谓语动词的形式表示伴随状语，我与飞到高空是一种主动关系，所以用现在分词going；故答案为going．
21．distant   此处表达仿佛被带到了一个很远的地方，前面有冠词a和后面的distance的形容词distant一起作定语，修饰place；故答案为distant．
22．which  I saw a horse是主句，后面只有一个标点逗号，后面又是一个句子，缺少主语，所以应该是一个which引导的非限制性定语从句；故答案为which．
23．the  此处指的是前面提到的带马具的白色的马，为特指前面提到的那匹马，故答案为the．
24．but   前面的担心I was afraid that it would knock into me和后面的事实it did not构成了一种转折关系，故答案为but．
25．upon/on 落到地面上用介词on/upon，即land on/upon the ground，故答案为on/upon．