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profreadm01A

Dimitris Sclias

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TEST01 profreadm01 Part 1

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct answer a, b, c or d. -> only one answer is correct.

It was the birchbark and hardwood canoe of the Indians which opened the American continent to the explorers and settlers and carried them as far as the western mountains at a time when the rivers were America's only highways. Its form was suggested by a floating leaf and this design has remained unchanged for thousands of years. It is an extremely versatile craft being equally suited to an afternoon on the lake or a tough cross-country trek. It is extremely light and it can carry twice as much as a rowboat of the same length - a 15-foot canoe can carry 1100 pounds, a 15-foot rowboat, only 570 pounds. Its suitability for cross-country trekking comes from the fact that it is easy to carry and to paddle - a complete beginner can learn to handle it in an hour.
Its appearance notwithstanding, it is quite difficult to capsize and even this should happen, it is possible to right it again in the water, without beaching it. If it should fill with water it will not completely sink, but float just beneath the surface. With these qualities it is perhaps the safest watercraft afloat.

81. The canoe was important in early American history because...
a. it could be used on the primitive highways
b. it was the cheapest means of transport
c. it was used by the Indians
d. it was the most effective means of transport

82. The design of the canoe...
a. makes it look just like a floating leaf
b. was conceived by the pioneers of the west
c. was inspired by a floating leaf
d. proved to be an efficient one after some alteration

83. A canoe...
a. weighs half as much as a rowboat
b. can carry as much as a rowboat
c. is the same length as a rowboat
d. weighs remarkably little

84. A canoe...
a. is quite easy to handle
b. is tricky for a beginner to handle
c. overturns easily
d. will often pitch its occupant into the water

85. Should a canoe capsize...
a. it will fill with water
b. it will float just below the surface
c. it must be pushed to the shore before righting
d. it can be turned right way up were it is

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