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EGYPTAIR recorder focus of search

　　NEWPORT, R.I., Nov.15 (AP) — Navy recovery crews continued their search on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean Friday for the voice cockpit recorder of Egyt Air Flight 990, but technical problems cut the effort short. The remote-controlled robot Magnum went back into the water about 2 a.m., but was pulled out four hours later. Navy commander Timothy O’Leary said the robot would be repaired and back in action soon. Meanwhile, another robot, Deep DRONE, was on its way to the crash site 60 miles off Nantucket Island, Mass. High seas on Thursday halted efforts to find the “black box” which may help reveal what happened during the final moments of the doomed flight. The tape could include crew member conversations and cockpit noises.

　　1. From the news, we can reasonably infer that _____.
　　　A) a plane had crashed down into the Atlantic Ocean
　　　B) a plane has been found in the Atlantic Ocean
　　　C) a robot has been found in the Atlantic Ocean
　　　D) two robots are exploring the Atlantic Ocean

　　2. The expression “cut the effort short” means _____.
　　　A) make the work easier
　　　B) make the work fail halfway
　　　C) shorten the process
　　　D) make the work unnecessary

　　3. The robots were used to _____.
　　　A) locate the crew members
　　　B) explore the ocean floor
　　　C) search for the “black box”
　　　D) repair the cockpit recorder

　　4. The technical problem mentioned in the news refer to that _____.
　　　A) something went wrong with the robot Magnum
　　　B) the EgytAir Flight 990 had crashed
　　　C) something went wrong with Deep DRONE
　　　D) the black box was destroyed

　　5. The author’s purpose in writing this report is _____.
　　　A) to reveal how the flight crashed down
　　　B) to show how useful the robots are
　　　C) to argue that the pilot is responsible for the accident
　　　D) to indicate that the search work has not been successful

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