MOCK TEST 5

Lexico-grammar
1. I never trust such fair-weather friends; they always promise to help me, but when it comes to the ______,
they do nothing.
A. hunch B. bunch C. crunch D. punch
2. After sending their children to two separate schools, the two families believed their bond would ______
out.
A. fizzle B. sizzle C. drizzle D. muzzle
3. My writing is terrible; I think I’ll have a ______ on it this term.
A. stab B. blot C. slick D. blitz
4. Thousands of copies of his latest novel were ______ within two days, making it one of the bestsellers of
the year.
A. cranked out B. snapped up C. shot out D. pulled off
5. I know I sound like a(n) ______, but I have to repeat that you should make an effort to prepare for the
NEC exam.
A. sick parrot B. old song C. broken record D. mad hatter
6. His injury has put him hors de ______; he cannot participate in any athletic competitions now.
A. fight B. combat C. battle D. war
7. When the singer’s scandal came into light, all the tabloids really had a ______.
A. free lunch B. hot button C. big league D. field day
8. I think that you should raise a(n) ______ about the substandard fire safety guidance here.
A. opus B. rumpus C. corpus D. genus
9. Except for several astonished gobblers in front of a tavern, everyone __________.
A. stalked B. vamoosed
C. emulated D. engrossed
10. Many parents worry that their children may be led ______ by their peers.
A. amiss B. astray C. askew D. adrift
11. She is embarrassingly ______ to her bosses and ready to do whatever they tell her to.
A. obsequious B. ferocious C. multifarious D. ostentatious
12. You should never invest your money in those ______ companies; they are likely to close down and
disappear along with your money soon.
A. devil-may-care B. fly-by-night C. open-handed D. down-to-earth
13. After the exams, our class went bowling in order to _______ down.
A. wind B. slow C. play D. settle
14. My parents were brimming _______ with happiness when I won the top prize in the MockNEC
competition.
A. over B. up C. out D. along
15. Prolonged wars have left the country’s economy in ______ straits.
A. callous B. stringent C. absurd D. dire
Word formation
1. The new law was introduced at the end of 2021 but was made _________ to the beginning of 2020.
(ACT)
retroactive
2. Son Doong Cave is internationally famous for its _________ rainforests. (TERRAIN)
subterranean
3. In my opinion, a good textbook should provide information that is _________ by every student.
(SIMILAR)
assimilable
4. As teenagers, you all need to stay away from gambling, computer games, and other _________
activities. (WHOLE)
unwholesome
5. Since our factory is _________, we need to take on more workers to maintain the production rate. (MAN)
undermanned
Part 1, For questions 46-55, read the passage and fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE
suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
Justin Bieber is incredibly famous now, but we sometimes forget the origins of his fame – YouTube. Grainy
videos uploaded by his mother of him singing at local performances in his hometown were what more or
less put him on the map. His first videos garnered upwards of ten thousand viewers in a very short period
of time, inspiring his mother to upload more. Soon enough, he was signed by a major record label and his
2009 debut album made a huge splash in the pop music world. For the next few years, he would be known
as a spectacular music sensation far removed from his humble beginnings.
But his fame, as we all know, took its toll and things started to get out of hand for the singer. He soon
starting making headlines for outlandish behaviour, walking off stage in the middle of performances and
lashing out at photographers. He visited the Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam and made a joke in very
bad taste about her being a 'Belieber' were she alive today – something the press wouldn't let him live
down. However, he wasn't dropped from his label and went on to clean up his act (sort of).
What's interesting to consider about his rollercoaster life is how much fame simply uploading videos on a
video-sharing website eventually brought him – and could bring anyone else.

Part 2: For questions 56 – 68, read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.

A. vii RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic
Ocean in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912, after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from
Southampton to New York City. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died,
making the sinking one of modern history's deadliest peacetime commercial marine disasters. RMS Titanic was
the largest ship afloat at the time she entered service and was the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners
operated by the White Star Line.
B. i Titanic's sea trials began at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, 2 April 1912, just two days after her fitting out was finished and
eight days before she was due to leave Southampton on her maiden voyage. The trials were delayed for a day due
to bad weather, but by Monday morning it was clear and fair. Representatives of various companies travelled on
Titanic's sea trials. Jack Phillips and Harold Bride served as radio operators, and performed fine-tuning of the
Marconi equipment. Francis Carruthers, a surveyor from the Board of Trade, was also present to see that
everything worked, and that the ship was fit to carry passengers.
C. iv Titanic's maiden voyage was intended to be the first of many trans-Atlantic crossings between Southampton
and New York via Cherbourg and Queenstown on westbound runs, returning via Plymouth in England while
eastbound. Indeed, her entire schedule of voyages through to December 1912 still exists. When the route was
established, four ships were assigned to the service. In addition to Teutonic and Majestic, the RMS Oceanic and
the brand new RMS Adriatic sailed the route. When the Olympic entered service in June 1911, she
replaced Teutonic, which after completing her last run on the service in late April was transferred to the Dominion
Line's Canadian service. The following August, Adriatic was transferred to White Star Line's main Liverpool-New
York service, and in November, Majestic was withdrawn from service impending the arrival of Titanic in the
coming months, and was mothballed as a reserve ship.
D. ix At 11:40 p.m. (ship's time) on 14 April, lookout Frederick Fleet spotted an iceberg immediately ahead of
Titanic and alerted the bridge. First Officer William Murdoch ordered the ship to be steered around the obstacle
and the engines to be stopped, but it was too late; the starboard side of Titanic struck the iceberg, creating a series
of holes below the waterline. The hull was not punctured by the iceberg, but rather dented such that the hull's
seams buckled and separated, allowing water to seep in. Five of the ship's watertight compartments
were breached. It soon became clear that the ship was doomed, as she could not survive more than four
compartments being flooded. Titanic began sinking bow-first, with water spilling from compartment to
compartment as her angle in the water became steeper.
E. x Those aboard Titanic were ill-prepared for such an emergency. In accordance with accepted practices of the
time, where ships were seen as largely unsinkable and lifeboats were intended to transfer passengers to nearby
rescue vessels, Titanic only had enough lifeboats to carry about half of those on board; if the ship had carried her
full complement of about 3,339 passengers and crew, only about a third could have been accommodated in the
lifeboats. The crew had not been trained adequately in carrying out an evacuation. The officers did not know how
many they could safely put aboard the lifeboats and launched many of them barely half-full. Third-class
passengers were largely left to fend for themselves, causing many of them to become trapped below decks as the
ship filled with water. The "women and children first" protocol was generally followed when loading the lifeboats,
and most of the male passengers and crew were left aboard.
F. viii Between 2:10 a.m. and 2:15 a.m., a little over two and a half hours after Titanic struck the iceberg, her rate of
sinking suddenly increased as the boat deck dipped underwater, and the sea poured in through open hatches and
grates. As her unsupported stern rose out of the water, exposing the propellers, the ship broke in two main pieces
between the second and third funnels, due to the immense forces on the keel. With the bow underwater, and air
trapped in the stern, the stern remained afloat and buoyant for a few minutes longer, rising to a nearly vertical
angle with hundreds of people still clinging to it, before foundering at 2:20 a.m. For many years it was
generally believed the ship sank in one piece; but when the wreck was located many years later, it was discovered
that the ship had fully broken in two. All remaining passengers and crew were immersed in lethally cold water with
a temperature of -2 °C. Sudden immersion into freezing water typically causes death within minutes, either from
cardiac arrest, uncontrollable breathing of water, or cold incapacitation, and almost all of those in the water died of
cardiac arrest or other bodily reactions to freezing water, within 30 minutes. Only 5 of them were helped into
the lifeboats, though these had room for almost 500 more people.
G. v Distress signals were sent by wireless, rockets, and lamp, but none of the ships that responded was near
enough to reach Titanic before she sank. A radio operator on board the Birma, for instance, estimated that it would
be 6 a.m. before the liner could arrive at the scene. Meanwhile, the SS Californian, which was the last to have been
in contact before the collision, saw Titanic's flares but failed to assist. Around 4 a.m., RMS Carpathia arrived on
the scene in response to Titanic's earlier distress calls.
H. ii About 710 people survived the disaster and were conveyed by Carpathia to New York, Titanic's original
destination, while at least 1,500 people lost their lives. Carpathia's captain described the place as an ice field that
had included 20 large bergs measuring up to 61m high and numerous smaller bergs, as well as ice floes and debris
from Titanic; passengers described being in the middle of a vast white plain of ice, studded with icebergs. This
area is now known as Iceberg Alley.
Choose the correct heading for the paragraphs from the reading (A-H) from the list of headings below.
List of Headings
i. Testing the Titanic
ii. Aftermath
iii. Distress Signals
iv. First Journey
v. A Ship Alone
vi. Iceberg Alley
vii. The Titanic
viii. The Ship Sinks
ix. Tragedy Strikes
x. Man the Boats

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?
In boxes 9–13 on your answer sheet, choose
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1. The Titanic commenced sea testing eight days before to her first voyage.
2. After more than a century, people commemorate one of the worst maritime disasters in human history.
3. The iceberg penetrated and deformed the hull to the extent that the seams collapsed and parted,
enabling water to enter.
4. Third-class passengers were mostly left to their own devices, which resulted in many of them being
stranded below decks as the ship began to take on water.
5. Wireless, missile, and light signals of emergency were sent, but no vessels were close enough to detect
them.
Part 3. In the passage below, seven paragraphs have been removed. For questions 69–75, read the passage
and choose from paragraphs A–H the one which fits each gap. There is ONE extra paragraph which you do not
need to use. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
FIVE TIMES A WEEK
Alexander McCall Smith on the challenge of writing a serial novel for a newspaper
Last year, in the course of an American book tour, I met Armistead Maupin at a literary festival in San
Francisco. I had read his Tales of the City and some of the sequels and I had enjoyed their gossipy,
meandering feel. On my return to Scotland, I was asked to write an article about my tour for The Herald,
one of the two major Scottish broadsheets. In this article I mentioned my conversation with Maupin and
remarked on what a pity it was that newspapers no longer published serial novels. The Herald article was
read by the literary editor of The Scotsman and he and the paper’s editor invited me for lunch, together with
the features editor. Now here’s a tip for young authors: never accept an invitation to lunch with the editor of
a newspaper unless you are happy with deadlines.
69
The lunch was a generous one, and when they said that they were prepared to rise to my challenge and
publish a serial novel, I was in a mood to agree. ‘Of course, it's quite a tall order, writing a weekly serial,’ I
observed. There was silence. Then: ‘Actually, we were thinking of a daily serial.’ What could I do but accept
— which I did, thereby prompting my agent to ask me succinctly: ‘You agreed to do what?’
70
So I set to work, starting with instalments of eight hundred and fifty words a day (this later became eleven
hundred words a day — a much more comfortable length, I found). By the time we were ready to start
publishing, I had forty instalments ready, which would last me, Monday to Friday, for two months.
71
The Scotsman launched the serial with a great blast of trumpets. They spent a considerable amount of
money on the making of television ads, which ran on commercial television in Scotland in the week before
the launch. They also used large swathes of their own newspaper space to draw attention to the serial, and
sent press releases round the world. No author could have asked for a more energetic and committed effort
at publicising his work.
72
I then thought long and hard about what sort of narrative and style would be appropriate for the audience
envisaged. After all, The Scotsman is a national newspaper with a readership that ranges across the whole
spectrum of ages, occupations and geography. I thought that we needed something that would appeal to
younger readers as well as to the middle-aged. In crude terms, this meant that some of the characters
should be young enough to appeal to teenagers reading the paper in the home or at school, while some of
them would need to be old enough to strike a chord with the many readers of the paper who would be in
their fifties and beyond.
73
I appreciated that this did not mean that one had to change one’s fundamental stance or approach that
would be meretricious. However, one had to be aware of the fact that certain things could not be taken for
granted in quite the same way as one would assume with one's usual readership.
74
There were also issues with structure. I believe that it would be impossible successfully to publish a
conventional novel in thousand-word chunks in a newspaper. You simply cannot chop a text up in this way
— it would seem exactly that: chopped up.
75
After one hundred and ten instalments, I brought Volume One to an end. Volume Two will begin to appear
in the newspaper in October. So, it is worth writing a serial novel in a daily newspaper? In my view it is,
mainly because it gives the writer the opportunity to communicate with new readers on a substantial scale.
And it’s fun. How often does an author have the pleasure of getting into a taxi and being immediately
engaged by the taxi driver in a debate about what one of his characters has just that morning said and
done?
Missing Paragraphs
A At least there was a bit of time. It would be a few months before the novel would begin, and during that
time I could make sure that I had a sufficient number of instalments written to ensure that I would feel
comfortable.
B But there was no room for complacency: episodes vanished at an alarming rate and my two months’
comfort zone soon looked less reassuring. I therefore had to write five instalments a week in order to
keep the buffer intact. Right at the end, I was only three instalments ahead of publication.
C Newspaper editors are not like publishers, some of whom have a very flexible understanding of the
concept. Publishers think in terms of months, or even years; newspaper editors think in terms of this
afternoon, by which they mean 5 minutes past 12.
D This aspect of the task was really quite interesting. Most writers probably don’t think of tailoring their
work to an audience; they write as they wish to write and they find their appropriate audience. I found it
remarkably stimulating to have to think of ways in which I could say what I wanted to say to such a
broad range of people.
E Each short instalment, therefore, has to do the work of a full section or chapter in a novel. It has to
attract the reader's attention, say something about character or plot. Then end in such a way that the
reader might be tempted to find out what happens next. And if that were not enough, each instalment
has to modulate smoothly into the next one.
F However, serial novels engage the reader in a particular way – especially if you invite readers to
comment upon and influence the development of the plot as one goes along. We did this, and readers
responded with enthusiasm. Some suggestions were accepted and embodied in the plot; others were
noted, but declined.
G In particular and this was a real challenge one had to be aware of the fact that newspaper readers are
very ready to be offended by any departure from what they see as the familiar tone of the newspaper.
The conversation that one has with a newspaper reader really is subtly different from the conversation
that one has with self-selecting readers of a book.
H On top of that, the editor gave me complete freedom as to what I would write. I decided to write a story
of the people living in a particular block of flats in Edinburgh's impressive Georgian New Town. The flats
were in a street called Scotland Street, a real street, but I chose a number that did not exist, No 44
Scotland Street, in order to avoid misunderstandings with the real residents.

Part 4. For questions 76–85, read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

UPPER PALEOLITHIC REVOLUTION

1 In its most basic sense, culture refers to the shared patterns of behavior among members of a society. It
describes not just the tangible elements of daily life, such as tools, clothing, and food, but also the ways in
which those items are perceived, used and interpreted. According to anthropologists, that modern humans
appeared as early as 100,000 years ago is indisputable; however, it was not until 40,000 years ago that
societies with what could be considered "modern culture" emerged. There is evidence of impressive
technological and social growth at that time. Archaeologists refer to these advances as the Upper Paleolithic
Revolution. There are three main elements that comprise this transformation: tools and technology, artistic
expression, and the emergence of a belief system.
2 The archaeological record is full of proof of major advancements in tools and technology during the Late
Stone Age (another name for the Upper Paleolithic period). Previously, people had used crude stone tools
that served numerous purposes. But there is evidence that during the Late Stone Age, for the first time
people made differentiated tools to be used for specific tasks. For instance, there were implements for
 engraving, sewing and drilling, in addition to multiple types of knives, projectile points and hooks. The first
bone tools appeared during this time, and ancient people added stone blades to their toolmaking repertoire.
Blades, which are twice as long as they are wide, require a high skill level to craft, and suggest that humans
were becoming increasingly complex during this time. The Upper Paleolithic period also saw the creation of
composite tools (tools made of different materials), such as harpoons, which allowed people to fish in
addition to their previous methods of food collection, hunting and gathering. Furthermore, archaeologists
have discovered earthen ovens from this period. Although people had learned to manipulate fire prior to this
period, this allowed them to regularly cook their food using hearths.
3 [A] The oldest cave paintings date to approximately 30,000 years ago, and were discovered in modern-day
France and Spain. [B] The Lascaux Cave in France holds some of the most famous and abundant
prehistoric paintings, with nearly 2,000 images. [C] The pictures, drawn in red and yellow tones, depict large
animals such as stags, bulls, cattle and bison, as well as human figures and abstract geometric symbols. [D]
Anthropologists suspect that they celebrated successful hunting excursions, or helped groups strategize for
future hunts. In addition to paintings, the first evidence of sculpture and ceramics dates to the Late Stone
Age. Archaeologists have uncovered various statuettes portraying the female body, known collectively as the
Venus figurines. These small sculptures were carved from bone, ivory, or soft stone, or were fashioned of
clay and fired in crude kilns. They have been found primarily in central Europe, around the Alps. Musical
instruments, such as ivory flutes, suggest prehistoric peoples' use of music, dance and singing. All of these
are signs of blossoming artistic skills during the Late Stone Age.
4 The third element of the Upper Paleolithic Revolution is the indication that prehistoric people were
developing belief systems about the supernatural world, although what exactly they believed is unclear. The
primary evidence of this is remnants showing how they buried their dead, suggesting that they held
elaborate burial ceremonies, and had ideas about what happens after death. For instance, the dead were
often decorated with tattoos, paints, and crude jewelry, and archaeologists have discovered graves adorned
with various possessions such as animal teeth and seashells. This suggests that prehistoric people may
have believed in an afterlife for which they were preparing. The artwork described previously may also give
clues about prehistoric peoples' beliefs. One theory postulates that the Venus figurines were signs of
goddess worship, and some anthropologists believe that spiritual leaders like shamans were responsible for
making cave paintings while performing rituals; the purpose, however, is unclear.
5 Although we will likely never know for sure the meanings of the cave paintings or what the female statuettes
meant to prehistoric people, one thing is sure: the Upper Paleolithic Revolution represents an explosion of
growth and change in human history. Sophisticated technology, growth in arts, and the elaboration of belief
systems form the birth of culture, and were the precursors to modern society.
76. The word “tangible” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A authentic
B crucial
C physical
D suitable

77. According to paragraph 1, what is true about the first modern humans?
A For the most part, they lived independently and did not form societies.
B There is a debate about how long it took them to create societies.
C They developed advanced technology that predates the Upper Paleolithic Revolution.
D Thousands of years passed between their appearance and that of modern culture.

78. According to paragraph 2, what was a feature of the tools from the Late Stone Age?
A Each one was designed to be used for a number of functions.
B They allowed humans to engage in activities like sewing and drilling for the first time.
C They required a certain amount of expertise to craft.
D They were primarily used for food collection purposes.

79. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the bold sentence in paragraph 2?
Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A Composite tools like harpoons were created by people during the Upper Paleolithic Revolution and used
for fishing.
 B Hunting and gathering was the food collection method used by people prior to the Upper Paleolithic
Revolution period when fishing became more feasible.
C People who had previously survived only by hunting and gathering began to fish after the invention of
complex tools like the harpoon in the Upper Paleolithic Revolution.
D The creation of complex tools like the harpoon during the Upper Paleolithic Revolution period allowed
people to collect food by hunting and gathering.

80. What is true of the Lascaux Cave paintings, according to paragraph 3?

A They are the most recent evidence of Stone Age art.
B They depicted prehistoric instruments and dances.
C They helped anthropologists understand ancient hunting techniques.
D They may have been used to plan hunting excursions.

81. Based on the information in paragraph 4, it can be inferred that ancient people believed that _____.
A having animal teeth in their graves would protect the living
B nothing happened to a person after he or she died
C the dead used their jewelry as offerings in the afterlife
D the items in their graves would help them in the afterlife

82. The word “postulates” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

A advises
B guesses
C recommends
D supports

83. Look at the four squares in paragraph 3 that indicate where the sentence below could be added. Where
would the sentence best fit? Choose A, B, C or D.
Artistic accomplishments abounded during the Upper Paleolithic Revolution period as well.
A [A]
B [B]
C [C]
D [D]

84. According to paragraphs 3 and 4, what is NOT true about the Venus figurines?
A Some might have been made by spiritual leaders.
B Some were baked in a kiln after being sculpted.
C They might have been made to represent goddesses.
D They were small and made in a variety of materials.

85. Why does the author mention shamans in paragraph 4?

A to contrast the beliefs of two Late Stone Age societies
B to explain how spirituality may have been connected to art
C to give an example of a type of early spiritual leader
D to suggest that each Upper Paleolithic Revolution society had one

Part 5. You are going to read four extracts about places in Asia to inspire your travel plans. For
questions 86–95, choose from the extracts (A-D). The extracts may be chosen more than once.
Where to Go on Holiday in 2017: The Hot List
A. India
In Agra, a new orientation centre will open at the Taj Mahal, as well as the David Chipperfield-designed
Mughal Museum. New flights are putting less well-known areas of India on the map. Last August, for
instance, Air India resumed flights from Heathrow to Ahmedabad, capital of Gujarat state and one of the
fastest-growing cities in the world. Among that city’s attractions are a labyrinthine old quarter, a 15th-
century citadel, the Gandhi Ashram (a national monument) and the Calico Textile Museum, with a dazzling
array of costumes and fabrics. Go independently or try an operator like Real Holidays, whose Gujarat
itineraries can include a tailormade safari to see the last remaining Asiatic lions.
B. Seoul (South Korea)
With shimmering skyscrapers, dazzling neon-signage, chic coffee shops, 24-hour shopping, delicious street
food and a “sheep cafe” (customers can pet a woolly animal while they enjoy a tea), the South Korean
capital gives Tokyo a run for its money. Yet it has remained relatively under the radar for British visitors.
New developments likely to raise its profile include plans to open the Seoul Skygarden in August 2017, a
1km-long urban park that will transform an ageing 1970s highway into a green space—New York’s High
Line being its prototype. Other recent Seoul developments include the Zaha Hadid-designed Dongdaemun
Design Plaza, a futuristic-looking building that opened in 2014 and serves as a hub for art, design and
technology in the Dongdaemun district. Tour operators taking an interest in the city include Intrepid, which
this year launches an eight-day South Korea food tour, on which travellers will discover the true meaning of
Korean fried chicken.
C. Indonesia
Indonesia is an archipelago of 17,508 islands, but most holidaymakers visit only one: Bali. With that in
mind, the country’s ministry of tourism is promoting the “new Bali” in 2017–10 undiscovered destinations
that, it says, are equally enticing. Investment in the 10 areas will bring new hotels, restaurants and parks,
as well as improved transport, electricity provision and IT access. For now, the most accessible destination
is Labuan Bajo, which is part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve and the gateway to the Komodo national
park and world heritage site – and home of the eponymous dragon. Garuda started direct flights from
Jakarta in October, and Air Asia will fly there from Kuala Lumpur later this year. There are also existing
flights from Denpasar in Bali, for a holiday combining “old” and “new” Indonesia.
D. Sabah (Malaysia)
The Maliau Basin in Sabah is known as Borneo’s lost world – for good reason. Indigenous people knew of
it, but it was only “officially” discovered when a pilot almost crashed into it in 1947, and the first record of
human entry is in the 1980s. The basin is a plateau that has eroded in the middle, forming an amphitheatre
with sides 1,600 metres high; inside is an almost untouched wilderness of ancient rainforest, 15 miles
across, one of the most biodiverse places in the world. Most visitors today are scientists and researchers –
until recently, tourists had to be on a guided trip. Now it is being opened up to trekkers, although visitor
numbers are still strictly limited and independent travellers must apply to the conservation board. It is a six-
hour drive from Kota Kinabalu and two-and-a-half hours from Tawau, by 4x4.
Which extract
86. mentions a place that serves as a model for the renovation of another place?
87. says that a particular group of people makes up the bulk of tourists to this place?
88. mentions a development that is bringing more attention to places other than famous?
89. suggests that there is a rivalry between two famous places for tourists?
90. indirectly informs the reader about the name of a native of a place?
91. mentions an incident that led to the recognition of this place?
92. mentions a service that caters to people’s different needs and purposes?
93. implies that the place deserves more attention from tourists?
94. admits that access to this place remains tightly controlled?
95. implies that the current facilities in these regions may not be very well developed?

WRITING

Read the following article and use your own words to summarise it. Your
summary should be between 100 and 120 words.
Whaling ship Industry sank in the Gulf of Mississippi when both masts broke in
a storm on May 26, 1836. Originally spotted a decade ago during an energy
company survey, the wreck was noticed again in February 2022. The National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that the
hulk is indeed a whaler. The vessel’s tryworks—huge iron cauldrons mounted
on deck for rendering blubber into oil, are clearly visible. Westport,
Massachusetts-built Industry, 64’ long, is the only whaling ship known to have
sunk in the Gulf out of more than 200 whaling voyages there between the
1780s and 1870s.
Whaling was a popular trade among free Blacks and escaped slaves but whaling while
Black in the Gulf of Mississippi was risky. Robin Winters, a librarian at Westport Free
Library in that Massachusetts town recently found evidence that Industry’s entire crew
was rescued by another whaler and returned to Westport. Those men’s identities are
not known, but on previous voyages Industry’s crew included the son and son-in-law
of Paul Cuffe, a Black whaler turned prominent shipbuilder, entrepreneur, and
antislavery activist. The younger Cuffe had served as navigator, and the son-in-law
was an officer.
“Today we celebrate the discovery of a lost ship that will help us better understand the
rich story of how people of color succeeded as captains and crew members in the
nascent American whaling industry of the early 1800s,” said NOAA Administrator
Rick Spinrad, PhD. “The discovery reflects how African Americans and Native
Americans prospered in the ocean economy despite facing discrimination and other
injustices. It is also an example of how important partnerships of federal agencies and
local communities are to uncovering and documenting our nation’s maritime history.”

Task 2
The graph below shows the unemployment rate by race in the U.S. from 2019 to 2022.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, make comparisons where
relevant. You should write about 150 words.
Task 3. Write an essay of 350 words on the following topic.
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Discuss the statement and give your opinion.