填空题

The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a (11) single-engined airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into (12) weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed and she didn’t know how (13) she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty (14) an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into (15) . Just before daylight, there was further trouble. Amelia (16) flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach (17) There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope. In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. (18) , she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. (19) . What was so important about her flight Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, (20) . Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful.