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  The great ship, Titanic, left England for America in April 1912 for its first time. It was carrying 2,200 people.

  Titanic was the largest and finest ship at that time. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because it was divided into 16 compartments(密封舱). Even if four of those were broken, it would still be able to stay on sea.

  Four days later, when Titanic was crossing the sea, the man on watch(值班) suddenly saw a very large iceberg(冰山) in front of the ship. The great ship turned quickly in time, but soon there was a loud sound from the bottom. The captain went down to see what the matter was. To his surprise, he found the ship was going down fast into the sea because five compartments had been broken! Hundreds of people jumped out into the water. As there were no enough lifeboats, about 1,500 people were killed.

1. （1） The story happened ________ years ago.  

   A . 1912 B . 191 C . 103 D . 99
3. （2） Why did people think it was safe to be on the ship?  

   A . Because it was the finest ship.                  B . Because it was the largest ship. C . Because there were 16 compartments.              D . Because there were enough lifeboats.
5. （3） The ship hit the iceberg ________ later after it set out.  

   A . one day B . two days C . four days D . five days
7. （4） Titanic began to go down fast into the sea because ________.  

   A . there were too many people on board        B . there were no enough lifeboats C . all the compartments had been broken              D . five compartments had been broken
9. （5） How many people may have survived according to the passage?  

   A . About 2,200. B . About 1,500.              C . About 700. D . We don't know.