27、We are determined to carry out the plan ______all the difficulties．

A．although      B．instead of      C．in return for        D．regardless of

24、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

1． But still there is a danger that grows every year．Airliners get larger．Some airplanes can hold over 300 passengers．And the air itself becomes more and more crowded．If one giant airliner crashed into another in mid-air, 600 lives could be lost．

     2  ．Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down．The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London-Heathrow may handle 2500 planes a day．Not al of them actually land at the airport．Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there．__3__．

Recently such a disaster almost happened．__4__．One, with 69 passengers, had come from Toronto, and the other, with 176 passengers, from Chicago, An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other．He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb．But he made a mistake．He ordered the wrong plane to do this．Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane．They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second．The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool．__5__．

       A． Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster．

       B． Two large jets were flying towards the airport．

       C． Nowadays people like traveling more by air than by car．

       D． Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a bus motor-way．

       E． This is an example of the danger that grows every year．

       F．  In a word, air travel is more dangerous, we should choose others．

       G． From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screen．

22、After winning the singing competition, she thought herself ___ in her neighborhood．

A．something          B．nothing       C．anything        D．everything

21、---- He is so unhappy．What let him down?

---- It’s his plans．You can’t imagine what it’s like to feel that all your plans for the future have_____．

A．set down           B．turn down        C．put down        D．broken down

20、This photo of mine was taken ____ stood the famous tower．

A．which        B．where        C．in which          D．there

19、I’m afraid I’m not ____ to help with the show, for I am fully occupied with my own project．

A．dependable           B．convenient           C．available       D．accessible 

18、______ some teenagers don’t realize is _______ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs．

A．What, how           B．That, how          C．What, what a         D．That, what