1. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the devil’s triangle, stretches between Puerto Rico, Miami and Bermuda, an area of 500,000 square miles.
    1.   grows
    2.   extends
    3.   connects
  2. Barely a month goes by without a boat or an airplane vanishing.
    1.   scarcely, hardly
    2.   just a bit less than
    3.   not more than
  3. Barely a month goes by without a boat or an airplane vanishing without a trace.
    1.   disappearing
    2.   losing the ability to chase
    3.   becoming invisible
  4. In the last hundred years, thousands of people have lost their lives here. And no one is really sure why. The mystery dates back over 500 years.
    1.   spans
    2.   has existed for
    3.   has been recorded for
  5. Even Christopher Columbus reported strange lights and giant waves appearing out of nowhere.
    1.   suddenly, unexpectedly
    2.   in or at any place
    3.   in an invisible location
  6. Hundreds of boats met their end in these deadly waters.
    1.   ‘die’ peacefully
    2.   ‘die’ unpleasantly
    3.   ‘die’ secretly
  7. Lost ancient cities, mysterious curses, even sea monsters are blamed.
    1.   big
    2.   mysterious
    3.   old
  8. Is there a better explanation, can modern science finally shed light on this enduring mystery?
    1.   emphasize
    2.   reveal or clarify
    3.   discover
  9. Lost ancient cities, mysterious curses, even sea monsters are blamed. But is there a better explanation, can modern science finally shed light on this enduring mystery?
    1.   lasting
    2.   overwhelming
    3.   exciting