Reading03-mini-p02-multiple choice

33 B: Hennepin’s description is significant for the fact that it dominated the collective imagination of the Falls [= influenced many people’s impression of the Falls].

Distraction: A: he overstated, not understated the scale of the Falls;

C: The illustration was mentioned but not that it conflicted;

D: criticism by locals at the time is not mentioned – his description ‘turned out’ (later) to be a wild exaggeration.

34 C: A natural phenomenon caused the source of the falls to be blocked [= This phenomenon occurred due to strong westerly winds keeping water in Lake Erie, along with an ice jam that dammed the river near Buffalo, New York].

Distraction: A: workers from the Maid in the Mist took advantage of the situation but did not cause the falls to stop;

B: Tourists came to look but that was not the cause;

D: Engineers held back the Falls in 1969.

35 D: It was the first bridge of its kind [wire suspension] to carry a train [= no bridge of this kind had everdone this]. Distraction:

A: While the bridge had two levels, this is not what made it remarkable;

B: the cost is mentioned ($450,000) but not how expensive that was;

C: it was not the first bridge across Niagara Falls.

36 A: A combination of naturally-occurring substances [= The foam in the water at the base of the Falls is not a man-made phenomenon. It is actually calcium carbonate from the mist as it evaporates while going over the Falls. This mixes with decaying diatoms and other algae to produce the foam].

Distraction: B: we know the water drops from a height (para A)
but it is not stated that it affects the water’s colour;
C: downstream is mentioned but not that there are problems upstream;

D: pollutants used to be a problem but this not the case today.