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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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