E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
1. We learn from the passage that when a ship sinks
A) it often creates a small-scale environmental disaster
B) there are usually no signs of it until several years later
C) the passengers are sometimes not rescued for several years
D) there is generally some evidence about what happened to it
E) most of its contents float on the sea for many years
2. The Waratah and the Cyclops are interesting in that
A) despite being from different countries, they caused each other to disappear
B) nobody knows anything about what happened to them, though they were big ships
C) though the
Waratah was a passenger ship, the
Cyclops, which wasn't, lost more people
D) the people who know what happened to them are unwilling to tell anyone
E) they both disappeared at exactly the same place, though on different dates
3. Since what happened to the Cyclops is unknown
A) we must assume that it was sunk by an enemy vessel during the war
B) it's quite obvious that the crew weren't wearing their life jackets
C) the investigation into its disappearance has never been formally ended
D) it would be wrong to assume that the 211 men on board are dead
E) the best explanation would be that it was a poorly-designed ship
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