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TheTitanic泰坦尼克号WhentheshiptheTitanicwasdesignedfortheWhiteStarShippingCompany,everyonewasveryexcited.Itwasgoingtobethebiggest,theheaviest,mostluxuriouspassengershipever!Evenitsnamemakesyouthinkofgreatsizeandstrength.‘Titanic’meansveryverystrongandpowerful.On10April1912,theTitanicsetoffonitsfirstvoyageacrosstheAtlantictoAmerica.AstheTitanicsailedwest,warningsoficebergsweresenttotheship,butdidn’treachthebridge.SotheTitanicwastravellingatalmosttopspeedwhenithitaniceberg.Itsanktwohoursandfortyminuteslater.Therewere2,223peopleonboardand1,517died.On6May,2006,thelastsurvivortohavememoriesoftheTitanic’ssinking,LillianGertrudAsplund,diedatherhomeinMassachusetts,UnitedStates.Asplund,whowasjustfiveyearsoldatthetime,lostherfatherandthreebrothersinthetragedy.Oneofthemostfamousstoriesisoftheband.On15April,theTitanic’seight-memberband,ledbyWallaceHartley,hadtriedtokeeppassengerscalmandupbeat.Thebandcontinuedplayingmusicevenwhenitbecameclearthattheshipwasgoingtosink.Noneofthebandmemberssurvivedthesinking.Hartleywasconsideredahero,andhisfuneralinEnglandwasattendedbythousands.ThesinkingoftheTitanichasbeenthesubjectofmanybooks,filmsandevensongs.The1997movieTitanicbroughtthestorybackagainandthesonginthemovieMyHeartWillGoOnisstillverypopulartoday.Exercises:1.Choosethecorrectwordstoputintothesentence.designsailsinksubjectHismatherisgoodat________beautifulclothes.Afootballwon’t_________.Tom’schildhoodmemorieswereoneofthe______ofhisfirstfilm.Theshipis_______toLondon.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)WhatdoesTitanicmean?2)Howmanypeoplesurvivedthetragedy?3)WhywasHartleyconsideredahero?