Passage 1

What's the passage mainly about?

• The reason of the Titanic disaster

• The captain of the Titanic

• Ballard's ship

• A famous shipwreck

Which word in the passage is the synonym of the word "to plunder"?

• to lie

• to rob

• to find

• to include

Which question has no answer in the passage?

• How many people died in the Titanic disaster?

• How did Ballard take photos inside the ship?

• Who was the captain of the ship?

• When did Ballard find the Titanic?

Which statement would Ballard probably agree with?

• People should not remove things from Titanic.

• People shouldn't see the photos of the Titanic.

• People should forget about Titanic.

• There should not be any lights or cameras on the Titanic.

Choose the correct statements according to the passage.

1. In 1986 Ballard made his first visit to the Titanic.

2. Ballard took a lot of jewelry from the ship.

3. More than 1500 people lost their lives on the Titanic.

4. The Titanic was found 4 kilometers beneath the sea.

• 1, 2

• 2, 4

• 2, 3

• 3, 4

The underlined pronoun 'they' refers to ... .

• images

• photos

• pieces of the ship

• other people

Which word from the passage best fits the definition:

'the place in the ground where a dead body is buried'.

(a)  

Complete the sentence with your own words according to the passage.

It was Ballard's dream ... .

(a)  

Answer the question with your own words.

When was Ballard's second visit to the Titanic?

(a)