What is happiness to you
a. he didn’t yell out “help!” b.300 meters was a long distance
c. he was not found d. he didn’t see the spotlight
7. it was inferred from the passage that ________.
a. he was swept overboard at about midnight
b. wild one was the name of a crew member
c. he started ocean racing at about seven
d. he was too hopeless to take the last chance
8. one of the guys who saved him jumped into the bunk in order to _______.
a. cover him with more dry clothes b. warm him with his body heat
c. comfort him d. congratulate him
9.what kind of person is the writer?
a. a confident man b. a sad man c. a clever man d. a kind man
c.
a few months ago, millions of people in london heard alarms all over the town. the emergency services, the fire departments, the police, hospitals, and ambulances stood by, ready to go into action. in railway underground stations, people read notices and maps that told them where to go and what to do in the emergency. this was exercise flood call, to prepare people for a flood emergency. london wasn’t flooded. in 1928, people living in westminster, the heart of london, drowned in floods. and in 1953, one hundred people , living on the eastern edge of the london suburbs were killed , again in floods. at last, greater london council took actions to prevent this disaster from happening again. though a flood wall was built in the 1960s, londoners still must be prepared for the possible disaster. if it happens, 50 underground stations will be under water. electricity, gas and phone services will be out of action. roads will be drowned. it will be impossible to cross any of the bridges between north and south london. imagine: london will look like the famous italian city, venice. but this exercise flood call didn’t cause panic among londoners. most people knew it was just a warning. one lady said, “it’s a flood warning, isn’t it? the water doesn’t look high to me.”
10. what topic was treated in this passage?
a. possible damages caused by floods b. emergency exercise in london
c. flood emergency in london d. london floods in history
11. what measure was taken against floods in london in the 1960s?
a. 50 underground stations were made waterproof