Vocabulary Builder Course 7

Lesson 16:

Word List

Choose the best word from the list provided to correctly complete each sentence.


1.		Many stories and legends about the Titanic are .


2.		It is true that the ship was thought to be “virtually unsinkable” because steel plating was used to the hull.


3.		In 1912, the Titanic was such a that its owners planned to name a sister ship the Gigantic.


4.		However, compared to today’s giant cruise ships, the Titanic was small.


5.		Her width of 93 feet seems compared to the Voyager of the Seas’ 157 feet.


6.		The Titanic’s maiden voyage, which lasted only four days, is notable for its .


7.		Despite warnings of ice ahead, Captain Smith chose to after dinner to finish his cigar.


8.		Smith’s confidence in his ship led him to the risk of sailing through an ice field.


9.		After Titanic hit an iceberg, Smith was told he had a/an of one or two hours to lower the lifeboats.


10.		To Captain Rostron, who came to the rescue, the survivors all showed great courage.