November 06-12, 2006
Human error caused Greece's deadliest crash
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1. How many people were on the plane?
A. 40
B. 121
C. 300
D. 737

2. What kind of plane crashed?
A. Larnace
B. Airbus 320
C. Boeing 737
D. F-17 fighter

3. Who is being blamed for the accident?
A. the pilots
B. passengers
C. airport authorities
D. airspace controllers

4. Why didnŐt the pilots stop the plane from crashing?

A. They wanted to die.

B. They didnŐt have enough time.
C. Terrorists prevented them from doing anything.
D. They didnŐt have enough oxygen to breathe.

5. What might have caused the pilots not to notice the problem?
A. There was no problem.
B. This is standard procedure.
C. These things are very common.
D. The sound of the warning signal is the same for two different problems.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. commission
A. court
B. police
C. executive
D. committee

7. allege
  A. laud
B. claim
C. praise
D. congratulate

8. drop
A. seal
B. excess
C. cooling
D. reduction

9. malfunction
A. fault
B. duty
C. signal
D. purpose

10. puzzling
A. baffling
B. instructive
C. exemplary
D. enlightening

 

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