A. Best the reason why it is not better (even though it sounds right) is because it says "out of the five cousins" there for we are comparing ben to five other people and he is the best.
The anwer is <span>Few airmen volunteered for positions as gunners.
</span><span>in The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner depicted the situation in World War II. You can see it from these lines:
</span><span><em>Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life, - </em>indicates that he's lonely
</span><span><em>I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters. - </em>indicates that he held the position as gunners.</span>
The answer to your question is form
Past progressive is the correct answer.
