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7. You can tell from the passage that
a. the Suez Canal would remain open when a war breaks out
b. the Suez Canal would be closed down when a war breaks out

c. the Suez Canal would be destroyed when a war breaks out
d. the Suez Canal would be rebuilt after a war

8. Which of these is a fact?

a. The Suez Canal is too far from here.
b. It still takes way too long time to travel through the Suez Canal.
c. Theh Suez Canal is not very useful.
d. The Suez Canal runs across the Isthmus of Suez.

9. The writer wrote this to
a. tell readers about his or her experience traveling through the Canal
b. inform readers about the location and building of the Canal
c. ask readers to donate some money to keep the Canal

d. none of the above

10. The words runs across could mean
a. flows into

b. runs away
c. avoids
d. retreats

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. The Suez Canal is a man made waterway. T F

2. It is considered the dividing point between Asia and T F

Europe

3. The Suez Canal was constructed in 1700. T F

4. The project was directed by a nurse. T F

5. There is no international agreement made T F

regarding the Suez Canal.

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