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PASSAGE
After 500 years, Christopher Columbus’s ship the Santa Maria were claimed to be found by archaeological investigators led by Barry Clifford. Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa Maria, got wrecked in the Caribbean. The vessel’s long-lost remains was claimed to be lying at the bottom of the sea off the north coast of Haiti. An expedition was mounted by team of Barry Clifford a decade ago. He had found and photographed the wreck but had not realized its probable identity. Tentatively identifying the wreck as the Santa Maria was made possible by quite separate discoveries made by other archaeologists in 2003 suggesting that the probable location of Columbus’ fort relatively nearby. Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage. The ship was constructed in 1460 and was struck in 1492. The ship was used by Columbus in 1492 to find a direct trade route to India.
MEANINGS OF DIFFICULT WORDS/PHRASES
(1) archaeological (Adj.) : related to/dealing with/ devoted to study of prehistoric people and their cultures
(2) flagship (N.) : the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
(3) tentatively (Adv.) : in a way that is not definite/ certain because you may want to change it later

  1. How many other ships were accompanying the Santa Maria in Columbus’s voyage?
    1. 2
    2. 1
    3. 4
    4. 3
Correct Option: A

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