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Do you know what happened to the Titanic, the largest ship to sail then? She hit an iceberg and sank into the Atlantic Ocean. Now choose the right word and complete the paragraph. Read the paragraph aloud.
The wreck (1) ______(up/of) the RMS Titanic lies (2) ______( in/at)a depth of (3) ______(about/ above) 12,500 feet about 370 miles south east (4) ______(of/off) the coast of Newfoundland. It lies (5) ______(in/on) two main pieces about a third (6) ______(of/off) a mile apart. The bow is still largely recognizable (7) ______(with/ within) many preserved interiors, despite the damage it sustained hitting the sea floor. A debris field (8) ______(of/for) the wreck contains thousands (9) ______(on/ of) items spilled (10) ______(from/of) the ship as it sank. She sank (11) ______(in/at) the year 1912.
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Solution
The wreck (1) of the RMS Titanic lies (2) at a depth of (3) about 12,500 feet about 370 miles south east (4) off the coast of Newfoundland. It lies (5) in two main pieces about a third (6) of a mile apart. The bow is still largely recognizable (7) with many preserved interiors, despite the damage it sustained hitting the sea floor. A debris field (8) for the wreck contains thousands (9) of items spilled (10) from the ship as it sank. She sank (11) in the year 1912.
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