This article was written in praise of the heroes and the heroism demonstrated during_______(an air crash; a crash) which took place in _________(Washington; Washington D.C.) in the year_______(1882; 1982). 2. The _______( terrible crash; air crash ) occurred in cold winter when a (jet plane; plane) from________(Washington National Airport; Washington Airport) hit ______ (a bridge; the bridge) over the Potomac river. The plane dropped into the river and soon ________(sank; sunk), bringing many passengers down with it. Those who managed to get out of the plane found themselves in________(icy cold water; ice cold water). But thanks to________( four; five) heroes, many of them were able to_______(survive; survival). 3. Disasters are always terrible because they mean ________(great damage; great danger) and loss of life. As disasters go, this air crash was nothing very _______(special; severe). But because of the four heroes, it brought millions to _______(tear; tears). Three of them formed a police _________(helicopter team; team) and they risked their lives again and again as they tried ________( to pick up survivors; pick up survivors). But the greatest hero was a man known as “ the man in the water ” , because his name was never found. He was seen______(cling to; clinging to ) the tail of the plane with five other passengers. But every time a lifeline or flotation ring was dropped to him, he passed it on to another of the passengers. Those passengers survived. But the man did not. 4. The emotional impact of this display of_______(courage and noble character; his noble character) was tremendous, because it showed human________( nature; natural) at its best. This man in the water must have been an ordinary person. Before the air crash, he would never have guessed what a heroic deed he was going to perform that day, but when the great test came, he rose_______(to the occasion; for the occasion). 5. The author believes that this disaster filled people with a sense of_______(proud; pride) rather than sadness, because in the contest between indifferent natural forces and ________(the moral power; the moral law) of human beings, human beings have won. The man went down in the river, but he actually rose to immortality.