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c) no correct variant

6. Why are land rigs easier to get to?
a) because you can drive to them
b) because you can not use special equipment for it
c) no correct variant

7. What types of transport you need to get to offshore rigs?
a) a boat or a helicopter
b) a bus
c) a car
d) no correct variant

8. In what case you'll probably see part of a land rig long before you actually
arrive at the site?
a) if the transport is suitable
b) if the weather is well
c) if the terrain is not too hilly or wooded
d) no correct variant

9. What is called a "mast" or a "derrick"?
a) a machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects, consisting of a movable boom
equipped with cables and pulleys and connected to the base of an upright
stationary beam
b) unrefined petroleum or liquid petroleum
c) one of the most distinctive parts of a drilling rig is its tall, strong structural tower
d) no correct variant

10. Why masts must be strong?
a) because they have to support hundred barrels of petroleum
b) because they have to support the great weight of the drilling tools, which can
weigh many tonnes
c) because they have to support drilling crew
d) no correct variant

11. What can be as high as a 10-story building?
a) mast
b) drilling equipment
c) pump
d) no correct variant

12. Upon arriving at the rig, the first step is to check in with the …
a) president
b) boss
c) director

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