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H. It seems possible that the 2016 discovery by the Arctic Research Foundation made
recently in the wreck of HMS Terror, along with a discovery two years before in 2014 of
HMS Erebus by Parks Canada could finally allow access to some first-hand evidence of
medical issues and other factors at play in the failed expedition. If any of the expedition's
records in writing have been preserved on board, it’s possible they could still be read if
they were left in the right underwater conditions. If a 'sick book' has managed to survive
aboard a ship, the events that led to the lost expedition may be revealed, allowing those
speculating to finally get some closure on the matter.
Questions 15-21 Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In
boxes 15-21 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.
15. Franklin’s lost expedition was a search party attempting to find Lady Jane Franklin
16. John Rae suspected that Franklin’s lost expedition likely suffered from a food shortage
aboard the ship
17. The leaders of the search parties commissioned by Lady Franklin returned to England
after some time
18. It was common for people living Britain during the 19th century to be exposed to lead
19. Most of the crew aboard Franklin’s lost expedition were trained to hunt wild animals
20. The most recent research from University of Glasgow suggests that some of leaders
of the crew on the Franklin expedition died from lead poisoning.
21. The research into the wreck of HMS Terror may shed light on the mystery of the lost
expedition.
Questions 22-26 Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in 22-26 on your answer sheet.
The Northwest Passage is a route which connects (22) __________by sea.
As a reward for seemingly having discovered the fate of the Franklin expedition,
(23)__________ was given an amount that would equal hundreds of thousands of
Canadian dollars today.
