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
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A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。