One morning, as they were getting ready to take off, they noticed a thunderstorm ​ (a)   . However, they decided to carry on.

As the best paragliders, they were skillful enough ​ (a)   away from some dark clouds.

Unfortunately, as the competitors took off, the weather quickly ​ (a)   worse.

Despite Ewa's attempt to escape, two enormous clouds came together and ​ (a)   her.

They pulled her up inside the storm like a leaf in the wind. She ​ (a)   higher and higher.

It was dark and I could ​ (a)   lightning all around me.

She reached nearly 10,000 m, higher than the top of the Mount Everest, and then ​ (a)   consciousness.

At that height, the temperature was about -40_^oC and there ​ (a)   very little oxygen.

Death seemed certain. For forty five minutes, Ewa was unconscious. Waking up, she ​ (a)   still inside the storm.

It was dark, and hailstones as big as tennis balls ​ (a)   past.

But fortunately, her glider, which was ​ (a)   above her head, was still in one piece.

Eventually, Ewa came out of the storm cloud and ​ (a)   safely near a small farm.

When her team ​ (a)   her, she was 60km away from the place where she took off.

She was weak and covered in ice - but alive. Ewa was the luckiest woman in the world. There's no logical reason why she ​ (a)   .

Ewa had frostbite on her ears and legs, but a few days later, she ​ (a)   in the World Championships.

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to go round and round quickly: ​ (a)  

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to come down to the ground: ​ (a)  

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to move nearer: ​ (a)  

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to arrive at a certain place: ​ ​ (a)