E X E R C I S E 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1.
1. He into the air to catch the ball, but it was too high for him.
2. Realizing she was late, she her purse and ran out of the door.
3. The streets were filled with excited fans, celebrating their team's
4. As she was walking down the road in her new high-heeled shoes, she fell and
her ankle.
5. Not a sound came from the audience as they watched the dancers'
performance.
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THE TITANIC
On 15 April 1912, the Titanic - at that time the world's
largest and most luxurious ocean liner - disappeared into the icy
depths of the North Atlantic. Some 1,500 people died - more
casualties than in any other marine disaster in peacetime
history. After striking a huge iceberg, the 46,500-ton vessel sank in
less than three hours. Lloyd's of London, the firm which had insured the Titanic, had
reasoned that the probability of such an event was one in a million. At 11:40 pm on
the evening of the disaster, the lookout on the Titanic's bridge saw an ominous
shape ahead. "Ice! Dead ahead!" he shouted. The helm was turned hard over and
the engines were reversed, but it was too late. A 300-foot gash was ripped along the
side of the Titanic's hull as though it were made of tin. If the lookout had not sighted
the iceberg and the helmsman not turned the wheel, the Titanic would probably have
struck the iceberg head-on. It is then likely that only the bow sections of the ship
would have been flooded and, though seriously crippled, she would have remained
afloat.
E X E R C I S E 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as:
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a) deep, cold sea water (phrase)
b) people killed or seriously hurt in an accident
c) related to or concerning the sea
d) hit
e) ship or boat, especially a large one
f) make a contract, in which a specialized
company agrees to pay the costs if there is an
accident, damage, loss, etc.
g) make a judgement based on careful thought
h) being a sign of something bad or dangerous;
threatening
i) directly in front (phrase)
j) a lever or wheel for steering a ship
k) as far as a ship's wheel can go (phrase)
I) (be) made to move backwards
m) a deep cut
n) the main body of a ship
o) with the front parts (hitting each other)
p) the front part of a ship
q) (of something or someone) weakened or
damaged so that it or they cannot move
properly
r) on top of the water; not sinking
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