August 01-07, 2005

BP says Thunder Horse platform begins straightening
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1. What is the reason for the tilting of the platform?
A. Nobody is sure
B. Thunder Horse
C. Hurricane Emily
D. Typhoon Dennis

2. How much has the platform tilted?
A. 1.5 degrees
B. 3.0 degrees
C. 17 degrees
D. 20 degrees

3. How are they trying to level the platform?
A. By adding ballast tanks
B. By sinking the higher end
C. By emptying the ballast tanks
D. By towing the platform to shore

4. How far have they managed to level the platform?
A. Not at all
B. About 1.5 to 3 metres
C. Exactly 17 metres
D. More than 20 metres

5. Who owns the Thunder Horse platform?
A. BP
B. Mexico
C. The Dutch
D. The Americas


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. Slight
A. No
B. Little
C. Enormous
D. Significant

7. Veer
  A. Turn
B. Blow
C. Destroy
D. Collapse

8. Slump
A. Sag
B. Crashed
C. Plummet
D. Splashed

9. Adjacent
A. Under
B. Above
C. Nearby
D. Away from

10. Decline
A. Flood
B. Need
C. Excess
D. Reduction

 

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