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A postcard written by a worker on the Titanic in 1912 could [catch / fetch] $15,000 [at / of] an auction in the USA. The card was written by Jack Phillips, the ship's senior [wired / wireless] operator. He wrote the card to his sister while the Titanic was [of / at] port in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He wrote: "Very busy [worked / working] late. Hope to leave on Monday and arrive in Southampton Wednesday afternoon. [Hope / Hoped] you are OK." His message [sends / ends] with the words, "Love, Jack." The postcard [futures / features] photos of the Titanic on one side. On the address side of the card there is a [bookmark / postmark] from a post office in Belfast. The card is one of many objects from the [rack / wreck] of the Titanic in a multi-million-dollar auction.

The Titanic was a British passenger [liner / lined] completed in 1912. Its builders said the ship's design made [them / it] unsinkable. It embarked on its [maid / maiden] voyage from Southampton to New York on April the 10th, 1912 and sank [in / on] the North Atlantic Ocean five days later. The ship hit [an / the] iceberg. The impact made a [huge / hug] hole in the ship's hull. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew [in / on] board, more than 1,500 died. Mr Phillips abandoned ship [was / as] water flooded the Titanic. He escaped and ended up on an overturned lifeboat. He waited to [be / have] rescued but died of exposure to severe cold. He was 25 years old. The story of the Titanic was made into a 1997 Oscar-winning movie [star / starring] Leonardo DiCaprio.