August 29th 2006 is a day I shall never forget. On that day I stared (43)_____in the face. Our flight was due to leave at 10.30 am that day, and arrived at the airport with (44)_______time to spare. We started boarding at 10.00 . Most of us were holiday makers and there (45)______ a lot of laughing and joking going on . It was raining slightly , but (46)_____was good, and the plane took off on time. The cabin staff were just beginning to bring round the (47)____goods when the plane began to shake. At first we thought we had just hit bad weather. We were told to sit down and to fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly, the front of the plane seemed to (48)______and we realized we are speeding towards the ground . People screamed in (49)______. Strangers joined hands and prayed. We thought we had only minutes to live . Then , just when we had (50)______all hope, we felt the plane level out , and slowly we began to gain height. A few minutes later , the pilot announced that everything was now (51)______control, and we all began to clap and cheer hysterically. Twenty minutes (52)______we landed safely . It was the most frightening experience of my life.