1. A huge triangle formed by the islands of Bermuda and Puerto Rico and the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is said to be an area of profound danger.
2. The Bermuda Triangle was first designated by a writer for Argosy newspaper.
3. The whole legend began in December 1943 when five Avenger bombers of the US Navy were lost, while on a routine training missions out of the Fort Lauderdale air base.
4. The Berlitz book was written forty years after the loss of the bombers.
5. The event was not so unusual.
6. The Avenger Bombers matter is a very good example.
7. Other ships that are said to have vanished in the area either did not exist or sank or capsized in other areas.
8. The Bermuda Triangle an area subject to violent storms and rough seas does produce problems, but no more than any other similar area anywhere in the world.
9. There is a need to ascribe supernatural or even unusual causes to any losses that occur there.
10. People want to sell lots and lots of books.
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1. A huge triangle formed by the islands of Bermuda and Puerto Rico and the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida is said to be an area of …
a) profound danger
b) profound risk
c) profound threat
2. It was first so designated by a writer for…
a) Argosy magazine
b) Argosy newspaper
c) Argosy book
3. The whole … began in December 1944
a) legend
b) story
c) description
4. … 1974 book by Charles Berlitz, “The Bermuda Triangle”, brought this supposed mystery to the attention of the public.
a) An interesting
b) A sensational
c) A surprising
5. The Berlitz book, written thirty years after the loss of … contained invented details.
a) the bombers
b) the planes
c) the fighters
6. The event was not that …
a) unusual
b) strange
c) usual
7. It remains the event most … by the believers.
a) informed
b) quoted
c) repeated
8. Other ships that are said to …
a) have vanished
b) have disappeared
c) have stopped
9. The Bermuda Triangle an area subject to violent storms and rough seas does produce …
a) difficulties
b) problems
c) questions
10. There is no need to ascribe … or even unusual causes to any losses that occur there