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1. This passage is about:
(a)a mid-air investigation
(b)a mid-air disaster
(c)a mid-air collision
(d)a mid-air incident
a b c d

2. According to the passage:
(a)the plane was not airworthy
(b)the plane did not have enough fuel
(c)the plane was slightly damaged
(d)the pilot performed poorly
a b c d

3. According to the passage after the problem occurred:
(a)the plane lost height
(b)the plane lost fuel
(c)the plane landed at the nearest airport
(d)the plane changed direction
a b c d

4. The main point of paragraph 2 is to tell the reader:
(a)what the investigators are going to do
(b)what the investigators usually do
(c)about the conditions along the route
(d)whether peoples' were put at risk
a b c d

5. In paragraph 3 the reader is NOT told about which of the following:
(a)the damage to the plane
(b)a survey on the safety of Tristars
(c)what an aviation expert thinks
(d)how such problems are usually dealt with
a b c d

6. In paragraph 6 it is suggested that Mr Heale thinks:
(a)the pilot should never have taken off in the first place
(b)a report should be prepared for the Civil Aviation Department
(c)the pilot couldn't see properly
(d)the pilot could have landed in Beijing
a b c d

7. Which of the following is the writer implying in paragraph 7?
(a)the pilot made the right decision
(b)the plane was unsafe
(c)the pilot made the wrong decision
(d)Shanghai was closer than Hong Kong
a b c d

8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 9?
(a)the attitude of the passengers
(b)eye witness accounts
(c)criticisms of the passengers
(d)what people did on landing
a b c d

9. In paragraph 1 'severe' is closest in meaning to:
(a)several
(b)major
(c)substantial
(d)not inconsiderable
a b c d

10. In paragraph 1 'shortly' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a)a while
(b)a moment
(c)just
(d)in the short term
a b c d

11. In paragraph 4 'those' refers to:
(a)diplomats
(b)officers
(c)crew
(d)passengers
a b c d

12. In paragraph 5 'this' refers to:
(a)a review
(b)a Civil Aviation Department report
(c)a Dragon Air report
(d)a Cathay Pacific report
a b c d

13. In paragraph2 'whether' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a)as
(b)as if
(c)if
(d)why
a b c d

14. The word 'enough' in paragraph 6 is similar in meaning to which of the following:
(a)inadequate
(b)sufficient
(c)deficient
(d)ample
a b c d

15. Which of the following could best replace 'several' in paragraph 8?
(a)enough
(b)a few
(c)few
(d)many
a b c d

16. The phrase 'questioned the wisdom of allowing ' in paragraph 8 is similar in meaning to which of the following:
(a)strongly criticised the decision of allowing
(b)queried the sense of letting
(c)implied it was crazy to allow
(d)were angry at the decision to let
a b c d