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        Columbus first went to sea as a teenager, participating in several trading voyages in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. One such voyage, to the island of Khios, in modern-day Greece, brought him the closest he would ever come to Asia.

        His first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life, as the commercial fleet he was sailing with was attacked by French privateers off the coast of Portugal. His ship was burned, and Columbus had to swim to the Portuguese shore.

        He made his way to Lisbon, where he eventually settled and married Filipa Perestrelo. The couple had one son, Diego, around 1480. His wife died when Diego was a young boy, and Columbus moved to Spain. He had a second son, Fernando, who was born out of wedlock in 1488 with Beatriz Enriquez de Arana.

        After participating in several other expeditions to Africa, Columbus learned about the Atlantic currents, including the North Equatorial Current that flows westward across the Atlantic Ocean towards the Caribbean Sea.

(Adapted from https://www.biography.com/)

Question 29: What is the best title of the passage?

        A. Christopher Columbus’s biography.        B. Atlantic Ocean’s discovery.

        C. Timelines of a great exploration.        D. A brief story about Christopher Columbus.

Question 30: According to the passage, the first time Columbus went to sea was when he was a _______.

        A. mature person        B. student         C. child        D. teenager

Question 31: The word "attacked" in the second paragraph is opposite in meaning to_________.

        A. damaged            B. protected          C. defeated           D. resigned  

Question 32: The word "who" in the third paragraph refers to _________.

        A. Diego        B. Columbus        C. Fernando        D. Perestrelo

Question 33: According to passage, which of these statements is true?

A. After going to Africa several times, Columbus acknowledged new knowledge.

B. Columbus’s first journey to the Atlantic Ocean was in the 14th century.

C. Filipa Perestrelo passed away when Fernando was a young boy.        

D. Columbus went to Asia on the voyage to the island of Khios.        

Test UNIT 1 GB12