Reading Comprehension
Question 6. How deep did Samokhin descend in 2012?
d. 2,197 meters
A. Which things are included in the reading text?
a footnote, a map, a photo, a caption
1. Something that______ your way stops you from moving forward.
blocks
1______________safe; safe enough for tourists.
Reading comprehension 2. Which of the following did Garcia- Dils NOT bring into the cave?
a. his girlfriend
Question 3. How did the cavers solve the problem of the sump at 1,775 meters?
c. They found a way around it (line 35)
B. 1. In what country is Krubera Cave?
a. Georgia (a footnote on page 184)
2. A(n)_________is something that you must have.
necessity
2. ____________ of 210 meters.
depth
What is a ton?
Question 5. Why was Samokhin smiling as he emerged from a test dive?
c. He had possibly found a way through the sump.
B. 2. Who or what is mentioned both in a photo caption and in the passage?
b. the entrance of Krubera Cave ( caption on page 184, line 3-4)
3. If you are___________, you feel happy and excited.
exhilarated
3. __________ her way down.
ease
Where are the Caucasus Mountains?
Georgia between the Black Sea and the Capsian Sea.
Question 4. What does the word it refer to in line 38?
d. the passage (line 36)
B.3. What is shown on the map but NOT mentioned in the passage?
b. earlier expedition routes
4. When you ___________ something, you overcome the challenges it presents; or you take control of it.
conquer
4. They were__________ to discover.
disappointed
Vocab B.6. There, they stopped to rest, feeling ___________by the natural beauty.
exhilarated
Question 1. What is this passage mainly about?
b. a journey of cave exploration
d. 56 (line 7)
5. In an exam, when the bell rings and you haven't finished your test, you are__________.
out of time
5. A black pool was __________their way to the cave entrance.
blocking
c. to illustrate the thrill the team felt when they finished their descent.