Тест по английскому на словарный запас по теме "Sea travel" №4

SHIPS AND BOATS. Choose the correct answer.

1. "Do you row?" "I used to, but I haven't used a pair of ....... for years."

oars
paddles
poles
rows

2. The sea was so ....... that some of the passengers in the pleasure boat felt seasick.

breezy
choppy
runny
wavy

3. They moored the boat to a tree ....... and left it by the river bank.

branch
log
pole
stump

4. They loaded the ....... for the voyage onto the ship.

food
meals
portions
rations

5. The ship ran ....... on the beach near the harbour.

aback
adrift
afloat
aground

6. That boat has an ....... motor at the back.

outboard
outgoing
outside
outward

7. At first sight the island seemed to be bare and ....... of any kind of vegetation.

absent
devoid
minus
vacant

8. The captain realised that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could be a ....... on the ship.

mutiny
rebellion
riot
strike

9. The cargo in the hold of the ship ....... many times in the storm.

changed
floated
shifted
switched

10. The sea is too far out; we can't swim till the ....... comes in.

current
stream
tide
water

11. A lot of driftwood was washed up on to the ....... .

coast
coastline
seaside
shore

12. The sea was so rough that the little boat ....... .

bent
capsized
inverted
reversed

13. When we go fishing we always take a lot of worms for ....... .

attraction
bait
food
trap

14. Swimming is dangerous here because of the strong ....... across the bay.

current
jet
motion
pressure

15. The boat just ....... out to sea.

drifted
slid
strayed
wandered

16. After the storm the ....... of a small ship was thrown up on the shore.

breakage
ruin
wastage
wreckage

17. The ship was not allowed to unload its ....... .

burden
cargo
freight
load

18. When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a ....... in the hold.

gate-crasher
interloper
stowaway
trespasser

19. She was very enthusiastic about sailing around the world and now was just ....... to go.

bounding
leaping
jumping
roaring

20. I ....... with the captain to abandon the snip before it was too late.

appealed
begged
claimed
pleaded

21. Due to the bad weather conditions, the lifeboat crew were asked to ....... in case of emergency.

stand away
stand by
stand in
stand up

22. He had a ....... escape when his boat was capsized by a sudden gust of wind.

close
narrow
near
sudden

23. The waves gently ....... against the shore.

bit
chewed
lapped
licked

24. We managed to grab a piece of wood that was floating nearby and we hung on for ....... life.

dear
gentle
kind
precious

25. The air-sea search operation is continuing, although hopes of finding survivors are ....... .

dimming
dissolving
fading
reducing