单选题
A Boeing 747 crashed into a hillside while attempting to land during a nighttime storm; 228 of the 254 people who were on board the plane ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】该句意为：一架波音747飞机在夜晚风暴中试图着陆时坠毁在山腰上，机上254人中有228人丧生。patrol：巡逻；perceive：察觉，感知；perish：死亡；plunge：投入，陷入。