Passage One The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southamptonon April 10 th , 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of891, even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. Atthat time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Evenif two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragicsinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on herfirst voyage with heavy loss of life. Four days after setting out, while theTitanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. Afterthe alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a directcollision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wallof ice, which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, therewas a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see whathad happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship hadbeen damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic wassinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had alreadybeen flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of peopleplunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody,1,500 lives were lost. 16. What day was the day when the Titanic beganto sink? A. April 10 th , 1912. B. April 12 th , 1912. C. April 14 th , 1912. D. April 15 th , 1912. 17. How many people survived the sinking ofTitanic? A. 1,316 B.707 C. 891 D. 1,500 18. According to the passage, why do peopleremember the tragic sinking of this great ship? A. Because she was the largest ship at that time. B. Because she sank with 1,500 lives. C. Because she sank with the loss of 1,500 lives onher fist voyage. D. Because one would think that the colossal shipwould sink. 19. What’s the meaning of the word “narrowly”in the third sentence of the second paragraph? A. “hardly or only just” B. “in a narrow” C. “exactly or too exactly” D. “in a thorough way” 20. Which of the following statements is NOTtrue? A. Titanic was considered the largest shipby the year 1912. B. Hundreds of people lunged into the icywater, so the order to give up the ship was given. C. The disaster was because it was toosudden for Titanic to avoid the iceberg. D. The captain was horrified at the damageof the ship.