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Read the passage and write True or False.

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The plan to join the British Isles to the Europeancontinent by boring a tunnel under the sea between

Dover, England, and Calais, France, was originallyproposed in the second half of the nineteenth century.The bill authorizing the work was rejected in 1883. Theplan was again proposed in 1930 by many enthusiasticsupporters. However, the estimated cost, the militaryrisks, and the doubts to the feasibility ofconstruction led to the rejection of the proposal inJune 1930. Finally, in the 1980s, the proposal wasaccepted and tunneling began.1. ________ The plan to unite the British Isles with

the European continent has been proposed three times.2. ________ The plan to unite the British Isles with

the European continent has been rejected three times.3. ________ It was believed by some that the tunnelposed a threat to national security.4. ________ Some people did not believe that the tunnelwas viable idea in the 1930s.5. ________ Tunneling originally began in Calais,

France.6. ________ The plan was rejected in 1883 because the

people were bored.7. ________ The construction of the tunnel led to therejection of proposal in 1930.8. ________ The tunnel made in 1930 was the longestever made.9. ________ The supporters of the tunnel wanted to hirea wonderful engineer.10. ________The estimated cost of the tunnel wasprohibitive in 1930.Complete the passage.

We moved into our new house (1)a warm September

day. It was not only really a new house. (2)was a

hundred and four years old, (3) it was new to us.

The house had running (4) gas and (5), but for

some (6) there was no (7) light in the kitchen.

We had not noticed this shortage (8)we had first

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looked (9) the house. It was something quite

unexpected a house with electricity but (10) a

kitchen light. It was especially puzzling because our

(11) was a large room, perhaps the largest in the

house. I telephoned for a skilled (12). He came and(13)it for us. And he (14)$85 for (15)the job.

1. A. in B. at C. on D. to

2. A. there B. this C. it D. that

3. A. so B. but C. although D. because

4. A. oil B. water C. air D. wind

5. A.

electricity

B. room C. sound D. traffic

6. A.

difficulty

B. solution C. effect D. reason

7. A.

electronic

B.

electrician

C. electric D.

electrical

8. A. of B. at C. until D. when

9. A. into B. up C. after D. over

10. A. without B. for C. into D. as for

11. A. balcony B. kitchen C. roof D. room

12. A.carpenter

B.technician

C. mechanic D.electrician

13. A. sold B. fixed C. welded D.

connected

14. A. paid B.

inherited

C. charged D. lent

15. A. doing B. making C. applying D. working