完形填空

　　You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn．Hundreds of people die 　　1　　, but you and several others 　　2　　 in the ballroom．Would you stay there and 　　3　　 for help? Or would you try, 　　4　　 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?

　　This is the 　　5　　 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”．

　　Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 　　6　　 orders the surviving guests to wait for help．A small group of people 　　7　　 to accept this fate．They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 　　8　　 the captain locks the doors behind them．

　　At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives．All must face their 　　9　　 and make life and death decisions．

　　Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits．He feels depressed over the 　　10　　 of his relationship with his partner．But he is forced to fight 　　11　　 his life, and learns to want to live again．He realizes he must 　　12　　 the past and not think too much about the bad．

　　Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 　　13　　 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 　　14　　 live．He swims to the ship’s control room 　　15　　 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship．

　　He knows he will likely 　　16　　 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape．His actions give the others a chance to reach 　　17　�。�They escape from the ship just before it 　　18　　, killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well．All the characters who survive feel 　　19　　 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 　　20　　, bravery and determination saved their own lives．