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Comprehension check. I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text:

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I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text:

1. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel has nothing to do with a modern engineering wonder.

2. The Bridge-Tunnel is both the longest and the largest ever built.

3. The bridge-tunnel complex is about 32.6 km long from shore to shore.

4. The bridge-tunnel complex is mostly under the water.

5. On the way of the bridge-tunnel complex there are five artificial islands, each with approximately 10 acres of surface.

6. The roadway on the bridge portions is about 890 m wide.

7. The Bridge is not serviced less than once in 5 years period.

8. Artificial island are big enough to house shops, parking lots, restaurants etc.

9. The Bridge-Tunnel was selected as "The second of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World" in a worldwide competition that included more than 1000 major projects.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. Why was the bridge-tunnel complex distinguished as "Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement"?

2. How long is the complex?

3. What components does the bridge-tunnel have?

4. Is the complex mostly above or under the water?

5. Why was the crossing sunk deep beneath the bay in two mile-long tunnels?

6. What conditions hindered constructing the bridge-tunnel complex?

7. How many times a decade is the Chesapeake serviced?

8. The Bridge-Tunnel was selected as "One of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World". Was the competition fierce?

9. What are artificial islands provide?

III. Complete the sentences:

1. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge provides …

2. The bridge-tunnel complex is …

3. The majority of the bridge-tunnel complex is above …

4. Four artificial islands provide …

5. The total project is unique in …


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