VIII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501Ships, planes and helicopters are trying to find victims of the disaster. Most of the people (1) on board remain missing, and officials are yet to confirm that they've found the fuselage of the plane.
Flight QZ8501 (2) __________________ off early Sunday from Surabaya, Indonesia, bound for Singapore. Roughly 35 minutes into the flight, the pilot asked air traffic control for (3) ____________ to turn left and climb to a higher altitude to avoid bad weather. Minutes (4) __________________, the plane disappeared from air traffic control's radar.
What happened on board after the plane (5) __________________ contact? No distress call was received. Indonesian aviation authorities have suggested that the plane ascended to a higher altitude despite permission being (6) __________________ because of traffic. Until the main wreckage of the plane is found, (7) __________________ with the flight recorders, experts have little evidence to support their theories. Search teams found debris and some dead bodies in the water, 100 to 200 kilometers from the aircraft's (8) __________________ known location over the Java Sea.
The plane carried 155 passengers and 7 crew members, the majority of (9) __________________ on board were Indonesians. There were also some (10) __________________ of Britain, France, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.