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Unit 1 Chernobyl

Comprehension Check Up

1 The word opposition in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) concern
(B) distrust
(C) resistance
(D) awareness

2 Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in paragraph 1? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out
essential information.

(A) The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which still stands today, was the worst
nuclear accident in history, and increased opposition to nuclear power.
(B) The opposition to the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl increased after the plant exploded
in the worst nuclear accident in history
(C) The opposition to the former Soviet Union increased after the explosion at the Chernobyl
power plant, which was the worst nuclear accident in history.
(D) The opposition to nuclear power increased after the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear
power plant, which remains the worst nuclear accident in history.

3 The word contaminated in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) damaged
(B) polluted
(C) dangerous
(D) unpopulated

4 The word it in the passage refers to
(A) test
(B) power plant
(C) safety procedure
(D) reactor design

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