Moscow(JP). A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence at another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town. Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of Shkotovo-22,near Vladivostock.
The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster,spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union.
Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not nuclear explosion. And those involve in the clean-up operation to remove more than 600 tons of contaminated material were sworn to secrecy. A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet Navy.
Derived from: Genre, p.61-62
1. The text tells about….
A. disaster
B. journalist
C. nuclear catastrophe
D. Chernobyl disaster
E. the worst accident
2. The main idea of paragraph 3 is …
A. a nuclear submarine
B. the reactor of victor class
C. the sources of information
D. the explosion of the nuclear
E. Yalena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist
3. Where is the sources of information form?
A. Board of investigator
B. Yalena Vazrshavskya
C. Officials of the Soviet Union
D. The history of the Soviet Navy
E. People who witnessed the explosion of the nuclear
4. What is the advantage of catastrophe?
A. Killed less than 10 sailors
B. Contaminated and entire town
C. 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster
D. Remove less than 600 tones of contaminated material
E. Spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town.
5.…spread radio active fall-out over the base and nearby town, … (par 2)
The synonym of the underlined word is…
A. Often
B. Almost
C. Very far
D. Very close
E. Not far away
