Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank

The 29^th of August in 2006 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared ___16__ in the face. Our flight was ___17__ to leave at 10:30 a.m., and arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare. We started boarding 10:00 a.m. Most of us were holiday makers and there ___18__ a lot of laughing and joking going on. It was raining slightly, but visibility was good and the plane __19__ on time. The cabin staff were just beginning to bring round the duty- free goods when the plane began ___20__ . At first, we thought we had just hit bad weather. We were told to sit down and to fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly, the front of the plane seemed to ___21__ and we realized we were speeding towards the ground. People screamed in ___22__. Strangers joined hands and prayed. We thought we had only minutes to live. Then, just when we had __23__ all hope, we felt the plane level out, and slowly we began to gain height. A few minutes later, the pilot announced that everything was now ___24_ control, and we all began to clap and cheer hysterically. Twenty minutes ___25__ we landed safely.

(16) ................

• A. 
  die
• B. 
  dead
• C. 
  death
• D. 
  deaden