TEST 2

LISTENING
1. Is it still…..out there?
Raining
Hailing
2. We have to……our speed if we’re going to arrive at our berth on time.
Retain
Regain
3. Have you been involved in any…….over the years?
Accidents
Incidents
4. They’re going to add another……to this building.
Storey
Stairway
5. Be careful! Watch the….!
Road
Load
6. Before……., all packages must be thoroughly checked.
Sailing
Sealing
7. Luckily, I didn’t hurt myself, I only tore my…..on a ladder.
Shirt
Short
8. The 3rd Officer made a…….observation.
Valid
Valued
9. During the investigation it was….that a similar fitting had been rigged incorrectly.
Noticed
Noted
10. Can you pump out the…..water now?
Drain
Rain
11. The Chief Engineer is talking to the chief Officer about the new 3rd Engineer. Why did the 3rd Engineer ignore the
Chief Engineer?
Because he’s slightly deaf and couldn’t hear clearly
Because he doesn’t like being shouted at
Because he’s depressed and has marriage problems
12. Crew are checking the location of some safety equipment. Where are the first aid box and breathing apparatus
located?
Near the cleaning equipment
Above them on the port side
Near the messroom, in the passageway
13. A rating is talking to the officer on duty. How did the cook cut himself?
The cook cut himself on the knife that was in the sink
The cook slipped and fell on the knife
The cook was using a blunt knife for cutting
14. A Superintendent is talking to a dry dock manager about repairs on board ship. How long will the repairs
probably take?
About five days
About a couple of weeks
About a month
15. A secretary is talking to an applicant in crewing office. What position is the applicant applying for?
2nd Officer
3rd Officer
Able seaman
16. Two men are on the telephone about the cargo paperwork. When will the documentation be delivered to the
ship?
 In the next hour
In a few hours
It has just been delivered
17. The Master is talking to the Chief Officer about a defect he noticed on the vessel. Which defect hasn’t been
dealt with?
The warning signs
The ashtrays
The gas metre
18. The Master and Chief Officer are talking on the bridge. What was the cause of the collision.
The Officer of the watch couldn’t see both vessels
The bridge equipment wasn’t working correctly
There was heavy weather at the time of the collision
19. The Second Officer is instructing the crew how to use thermal protective aids. What should you remenmber to
do when getting in to TPA?
Take off your shoes
Loosen the drawstring
Don a life jacket
20. The captain is giving a short description of a recent pirate attack on a ship. What did the pirates want?
The cargo
To capture the vessel
Money and valuables
21. The Master and Chief Officer are talking about accidents on board. According to the Master, what is the least
common type of accident on board?
Accidents caused by poisoning
Accidents caused by failing overboard
Accidents caused by the weather
22. The ship’s Chief Officer is looking for amateur photographers among the crew and is making an announcement
over the PA system. How many samples of work should the seafarers bring?
9
10
5
23. The Captain is making an announcement to the ship’s company about the armed security personnel who are
joining them on board. How many armed security guards will be on board?
2
3
1
24. Two seafarers are talking about an emergency that once happened at sea. What was the seafarer’s first action
when he saw a man overboard?
He jumped in to rescue him
He threw a life buoy overboard
He shouted ‘man overboard’
25. A vetting inspector is discussing documentation with the Master. Where are the documents the vetting
inspector wants to see?
They have been accidentally destroyed
They’ve been stored in the wrong place
They are no longer on board

GRAMMAR
26. The Chief Officer was annoyed because the decision was made…..informing him.
Without
Until
During
27. Several pairs of binoculars are kept……the bridge.
To
In
On
Up
28. The operation will be carried out…..a hoist.
At
With
To
29. The task will have been completed….nightfall.
Between
In
By
Until
30. The cruise ship ran aground because it passed too…..the shore.
Near
Beside
Over
Onto
31. Closing doors will slow….the spread of flames.
Down
Through
In
32. Work must not be carried…..unless the necessary PPE is available for use.
Away
Off
Out
33. I’ll have to renew my passport….July.
At
Between
On
In
34. Look out! Someone has left an oily cloth…..the deck.
In
On
Out
35. The Chief Cook says he needs to work…..people disturbing him all the time.
After
Without
During

36.
37. 37.

.
38. 39.
39.
40. The hoses have………
Been pressured
Being pressurise
Been pressurise
Being pressuried
41. There’s a……man near the gangway.
Suspicious looking
Suspicion looking
Suspicious look
Suspicion look
42. ……contact with any moving parts.
Avoiding
To avoided
Avoid
Will avoid
43. If they…….the ship’s speed, they would arrive at the port on time.
Was increasing
Increased
Increasing
Has increased

44.
45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50. Where……most pirate attacks occur?

Is
Do
Does
Are
51. ……..spanner should I use for this repair?
Which
Who
Why
 52. ……..should be informed first when receiving a distress signal from another vessel?
Who
Where
What
53. ……..fresh water?
Where took you on
When have you took on
Were did you take on
Where did you take on
54. Why……talk to the Master about the Chief Engineer?
Will not you to
Will not you
Won’t you
Won’t you to
55. How long…….our Master?
Had you knew
You know
Have you known
Were you known

VOCABULARY
56. Neck
Kidney
Throat
Tongue
57. Centimeters
Minute
Hour
Second
58. Tight
Fixed
Rigid
Loose
59. Like
Enjoy
Hate
Love
60. Wood
Water
Rubber
Metal

61. . 62.
62. .

64.
63. .
64. .
 65. 66.
66. .

67. 68.
68.

69.
70. 70.

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.

TIME AND NUMBERS

71. The ship was on a course of 310° in hand steering.
Three one zero degrees
Three hundred and one zero degrees
Thirty one zero degrees
72. At 0845 the fire alarm sounded and the Chief Engineer immediately went to the engine room to investigate.
Quarter past eight
Zero eight forty-five
Zero eight fifty-four
73. The total area of the new warehouse is 100,000 m2.
One thousand hundred square metres
One million square metres
One hundred thousand square metres
74. The gross tonnage is 130,000.
Thirteen hundred thousand
One hundred and thirty thousand
Thirteen thousand hundred
75. When the container ship was about 1.3 miles from the harbor entrance, speed was reduced.
One point three
One and three
One point thirty

PRONOUNCIATION
76. Gas-proof
Gear
Wedge
Gantry
 77. Question
Quality
Quick
Queue
78. Ready
Beam
Steady
Bread
79. Hook
Honest
History
Hockey
80. Pair
Bulkhead
Fairway
Bearing
81. Tide
Signal
Sight
Sign
82. Enclosed
Rescue
Head
Email
83. Route
Cool
Pour
Room
84. Celebrate
Cargo
Cigar
Celsius

READING
1. Essential
Irrelevant
Potential
2. Hired
Raised
Required
3. Downsize
Maximize
Minimize
4. All
Every
Everyone
5. Compared
Considered
Contrasted
6. Excluded
Included
Prohibited