So I had to choose another job and I learnt to pilot aeroplanes. I fle

1.	So I had to choose another job and I learnt to pilot aeroplanes. I flew more or less all over the world. And indeed geography has been extremely useful to me. I am able to distinguish between China and Arizona at a glance. It is extremely helpful if one gets lost in the night.As a result of which I have been in touch, throughout my life, with all kinds of serious people. I have spent a lot of time with grown¬ups. I have seen them at very close quarters which I’m afraid has not greatly enhanced my opinion of them.Whenever I met one who seemed reasonably clearsighted to me, I showed them my drawing No I, which I have preserved as an experiment. I wanted to find out whether he or she was truly understanding. But, the answer was always: ‘It is a hat.’So I gave up mentioning boa constrictors or primeval forests or stars. I would bring myself down to his or her level and talk about bridge, golf, politics and neckties. And the grown-up would be very pleased to have met such a sensible person. (1) How did geography become useful to the writer?(2) What advantages has the writer got as a pilot?(3) Why did the writer show his drawing to a clearsighted person?(4) What did the writer give up mentioning? Why?(5) When, according to the writer, would the grown-ups be pleased?
Answer» (1) Geography became useful to the writer as while flying, he could distinguish between China and Arizona at a glance. The knowledge of geography becomes extremely useful, particularly, if one gets lost at the night. (2) As a pilot, the writer has been in touch, throughout his life, with all kinds of serious people. He has spent a lot of time with grown¬ups. He has got the opportunity to see them from very near. (3) The writer showed his drawing to a clearsighted person to find out whether he or she was truly understanding what it was in the drawing. (4) The writer gave up mentioning boa constrictors or primeval forests or stars. (5) According to the writer, the grown-ups would be pleased if the writer went down to their level and talk about bridge, golf, politics and neckties.

So I had to choose another job and I learnt to pilot aeroplanes. I flew more or less all over the world. And indeed geography has been extremely useful to me. I am able to distinguish between China and Arizona at a glance. It is extremely helpful if one gets lost in the night.As a result of which I have been in touch, throughout my life, with all kinds of serious people. I have spent a lot of time with grown¬ups. I have seen them at very close quarters which I’m afraid has not greatly enhanced my opinion of them.Whenever I met one who seemed reasonably clearsighted to me, I showed them my drawing No I, which I have preserved as an experiment. I wanted to find out whether he or she was truly understanding. But, the answer was always: ‘It is a hat.’So I gave up mentioning boa constrictors or primeval forests or stars. I would bring myself down to his or her level and talk about bridge, golf, politics and neckties. And the grown-up would be very pleased to have met such a sensible person. (1) How did geography become useful to the writer?(2) What advantages has the writer got as a pilot?(3) Why did the writer show his drawing to a clearsighted person?(4) What did the writer give up mentioning? Why?(5) When, according to the writer, would the grown-ups be pleased?

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(1) Geography became useful to the writer as while flying, he could distinguish between China and Arizona at a glance. The knowledge of geography becomes extremely useful, particularly, if one gets lost at the night.

(2) As a pilot, the writer has been in touch, throughout his life, with all kinds of serious people. He has spent a lot of time with grown¬ups. He has got the opportunity to see them from very near.

(3) The writer showed his drawing to a clearsighted person to find out whether he or she was truly understanding what it was in the drawing.

(4) The writer gave up mentioning boa constrictors or primeval forests or stars.

(5) According to the writer, the grown-ups would be pleased if the writer went down to their level and talk about bridge, golf, politics and neckties.

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