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Read the following passages carefully and then fill
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Dazed survivors of the DC-10 crash later recalled
that they were left hanging upside down, strapped
into ___1___
seats in the wreckage. The plane, on a flight from
Denver to Chicago crashed with the ___2___
of many lives after its hydraulic system failed. The ___3___
had been given permission to make an emergency
landing, ___4___ as
he fought to bring the crippled airliner on ___5___
the runway, it pitched violently and hit the ground. ___6___
plane cartwheeled several times and broke into
pieces. ___7___
the sections of the fuselage had come to rest, ___8___
passengers struggled to help others get free from
their ___9___
belts. Some could rescue only themselves. As they
recounted the ___10___
of the final moments of the flight, several
survivors ___11___
the pilot telling passengers over the intercom that
the tail ___12___
the plane had been damaged and that an emergency ___13___
was necessary. He further warned that it would be a ___14___
rough landing with some great impact. He advised
them ___15___
bend over and go into the crash position. Little ___16___
they expect the plane to come to such ___17___.
Charlie, a survivor, said there was smoke
everywhere. He ___18___
not believe what he saw. There were people
___19___ missing
arms and feet everywhere. That was when he ___20___
so thankful to be alive and still be in one piece. |
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Dazed survivors of the DC-10 crash later recalled that they were
left hanging upside down, strapped into
their seats in the wreckage. The plane, on a
flight from Denver to Chicago crashed with the
loss of many lives after its
hydraulic system failed. The pilot
had been given permission to make an emergency landing,
but as he fought to bring
the crippled airliner on to
the runway, it pitched violently and hit the ground.
The plane cartwheeled several times and broke into
pieces. When the sections
of the fuselage had come to rest, some
passengers struggled to help others get free from their
seat belts. Some could
rescue only themselves. As they recounted the
horror of the final moments
of the flight, several survivors
remembered the pilot telling passengers over the
intercom that the tail of
the plane had been damaged and that an emergency
landing was necessary. He
further warned that it would be a very
rough landing with some great impact. He advised them
to bend over and go into the
crash position. Little did
they expect the plane to come to such
grief. Charlie, a survivor, said there was smoke
everywhere. He could not
believe what he saw. There were people
with missing arms and feet everywhere. That was when
he was so thankful to be
alive and still be in one piece. |
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