Question

Nonsense!” said Jim. “The alarms would have gone off. We’ve got duplicate circuits, operating independently.”



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Excel (verb) : to do or perform better than others
Girder (noun) : a large iron or steel beam used for building bridges and large buildings
having or appearing to have length, width, and height
Precisely (adverb) : exactly
a person who specializes in the study of mind and behavior
extremely small
Depart (verb) : to leave; go away
Unauthorized (adjective) : not having permission
a passage used to move fresh air
a wall that divides the inside of a ship or aircraft
a building or room in which members of a crew take their meals
Pathetically (adverb) : in a way that causes feelings of sadness and sympathy, especially because a person or animal is suffering
a strong expression of grief or sorrow
Circuit (noun) : a closed path followed by an electric current
Eclipse (noun) : an event when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered
unable to be explained
Question 5
Write: In paragraph 22, the word "duplicate" indicates that Jim is not worried because…

Answer 1

…there are two independent, redundant circuits, so if one failed the other would still work and the alarms would have sounded.