Thursday, November 5th 2020

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ENGLISH TEST QUIZ

Listen to the recording. Choose the best answer. a.

1. A guest is asking about vegetarian dishes at the b.

restaurant. Why is the guest worried about the
cucumber salad? c.
a. it’s too creamy
b. it gives her wind 8. Choose the correct sentence to describe the
c. it might be too hot image
a. The guest is lying by
2. The deck surface was so ____________ that it the pool
took us half a day to clean it. b. The guest is lying on
a. Rusty the pool
b. Dusty c. The guest is lying
c. Musty under the pool

3. The Chief Officer is discussing safety with an AB. 9. Choose the option that best describes the
Why did the OS fall? actions in the picture.
a. His harness broke a. He works as an
b. He wasn’t wearing a harness engineer
c. He couldn’t see b. He has worked as
an engineer since
4. A tool pusher is talking to a driller. What depth 1999
are they at now? c. He worked as an
a. 500 m engineer for ten
b. 600 m years
c. 700 m
10. Choose the option that best describes the
Choose the correct word.
actions in the picture.
5. Don’t enter this space _______ the permission
of the Chief Engineer. a. He’s just become
a. without an AB
b. during b. He started working
c. after as an AB in 2013
c. He’s going to work
6. Going on a luxury cruise is similar ____ staying as an AB next year
in a five-star hotel.
a. For
b. To This is a test of tenses. For this task, you need to
c. Of choose the correct word or phrase to complete the
sentence.
7. Choose the correct sentence to describe the
image:
 11. If we increase the ship’s speed, we ______ at 20. Organized – Messy – Neat – Tidy
port on time.
a. Arrived 21. Crew – Employee – Staff – Guest
b. Will arrive
c. Have arrived 22. Take off – Capsize – Landing – Runway

12. This drill works ___________ than the last one.

a. The best This is a test of pronunciation. For this task, you must
b. As good think about how each of the four words is pronounced.
c. Better Look at the highlighted part of each word and think
about the sound. Select the word where the highlighted
13. Cabin 512 ________ a wake-up call at 6.am part has a different sound from the others.
tomorrow.
23. Nation – Action – Cautious – Combustion
a. Liked
b. Would like
c. Like 24. Towel – Courage – Hour – Our

14. ______________ staterooms does the ship

This is a test of vocabulary. For this task, you need to
have?
label the objects in the picture by making arrows
a. How many
b. How much straight to the correct objects.
c. How little 25.

15. ___________ should you do if you discover a

fire on board?
a. How
b. Why
c. What

Arrange words to make a correct sentence.

16. For – heatstroke – treated – guests – the – of – 26.

one – was
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

17. Log – sign – the – before – boarding – visitor’s –

must – you
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

18. So – are – you – enjoying - ? – how – far – cruise 27.

– the
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

19. What – if – pirates – you – the – do – will –

attack - ?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Circle the word which does not belong to the group.

This is a test of vocabulary. For this task, you need to This is a test of how you say numbers. For this task,
place the words in the correct category. Each category you must select the correct way to say the time or a
should have TWO words. number.

28. 31. Major revisions to the STCW Convention

entered into on 1st January 2012.
a. Two thousand and twelve
b. Twenty thousand and twelve
c. Twenty hundred and twelve

32. The ship has 1,076 cabins.

a. Ten hundred and seven sixes
29. b. One thousand comma and zero seven six
c. One thousand and seventy-six

33. There are 314 cruise ships operating worldwide,

with a combined capacity of 537,000
passengers.
a. Five hundred three seven thousand
b. Five thousand thirty-seven hundred
c. Five hundred thirty-seven thousand

30. 34. The passenger drill will be held at 1530 sharp.

a. 03.30 pm
b. 03.30 am
c. 15.30 pm

35. The official lowest possible retirement age of

officers is 60.
a. Six
b. Sixteen
c. Sixty

This is a test of reading. You need to complete the gaps by choosing the correct word or phrase from each list.

The Duties of a Ship Security Officer (SSO)

The importance of maritime security has increased with the 36. __________ in the number of piracy attacks. Most
potential ship security issues can be avoided by having a ship security plan. According to the ISPS code, every ship must
have a ship security officer in charge of the ship’s security.

The main duties of the ship security officer include implementation and maintenance of a ship security plan. He/she is
required to 37. ________ regular security inspection as well as make necessary changes to the plan. The ship security
officer is also 38. _________ for ensuring the ship’s crew is properly trained to maintain a high ship security level.

36. a. Rise 37. a. Conduct 38. a. Responded

b. Emerge b. Deduct b. Responsible
c. Win c. Obstruct c. Responding
 Cruise Ship Employment Opportunities

What kind 39. _______ employees are the cruise lines looking for? The cruise lines are looking for individuals who have
excellent communication 40. _________ and enjoy working with the public. They are looking for staff who are enthusiastic,
friendly and 41. __________. It is important to 42. ________ a positive and lasting impression with the passengers.
Appearance is important. Employees must be clean and well-groomed at 43. __________

44. ________, they are looking for hardworking individuals who enjoy people and take pride in themselves and their work.

39. a. on 40. a. skills 41. a. outgoing

b. at b. talent b. inward
c. of c. speeches c. ongoing

42. a. go 43. a. all times 44. a. although

b. do b. always b. despite
c. make c. constantly c. in short

Rescue at Sea

In recent years, 45. __________ migrants have attempted to make the dangerous boat crossing to Europe from Libya.
They are fleeing war, persecution and poverty and are willing to risk everything for the dream of a better life in Europe.
Smugglers charge anything from $750 to $3500 apiece for a place on a boat they say is headed 46. ________ Europe.

In most cases, however, the vessels are unseaworthy and 47. __________. The smugglers provide hardly enough fuel to
48. ______________ it to international waters; the passengers are then left to their fate. If a multi-national rescue effort
were not around to help, most of the migrants 49. ____________. The migrants that are safely rescued are handed
emergency rations and blankets. Many of them suffer from dehydration and muscle pain, 50. ___________ of the cramped
conditions on the dinghies.

45. a. a thousands of 46. a. in 47. a. too filling

b. thousands of b. for b. overfilled
c. some thousands of c. at c. fill up

48. a. join 49. a. are dying 50. a. due

b. make b. would die b. resulting
c. approach c. have died c. because

“At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much” – Robin Lee Graham
“I wanted freedom, open air, and adventure. I found it on the sea” – Alain Gerbault
“It is not that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better” – Sir Francis Drake
“the pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails” – William Arthur Ward