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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. Who directed the Suez Canal project?
a. Alexander the Great
b. Ferdinand de Lesseps

c. Michael Paines
d. Sir Francis

2. How long did it take to build the Suez Canal?

a. about 3 years
b. about 5 years
c. about 10 years

d. about 20 years

3. After the canal was built,
a. ships from Europe and America had to travel around Africa to reach

Australia, India, and the Far East
b. ships from Europe and America didn’t have to travel around Africa
anymore to reach Australia, India, and the Far East
c. ships from Europe and America couldn’t sail to the Far East
d. none of the above

4. Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip are both
a. east of the canal
b. west of the canal

c. south of the canal
d. north of the canal

5. What probably happened after the Suez Canal was built?

a. It became easier to travel to the Far East.
b. It became more difficult to travel to the Far East.
c. Many African nations started complaining.

d. none of the above

6. In the passage, the word flat means
a. sharp

b. float
c. fat
d. plane

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