Reading passages

16-It is implied in the passage that ---- .
A) the famous Camp David is located near the Suez 
Canal 
B) the Suez Canal was constructed sometime after 
1979
C) there are no bridges anywhere that cr6ss the Suez 
Canal 
D) in the period before 1979, fewer ships used the 
Suez Canal 
E) the traffic on the Suez Canal makes shipping 
dangerous 
17-The passage suggests that ---- .
A) the Egyptians could make more money if they 
widened the Suez Canal 
B) without the canal, the Egyptian government 
would be much better off 

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C) super tankers must proceed very carefully while 
going through the canal 
D) the bigger and heavier a ship is, the more it has to 
pay to use the canal 
E) the Israelis get a sizeable commission from the 
Suez Canal's traffic 
18 -It can be determined from the figures in the 
passage that ---- .
A) most ships on the Suez Canal are under 20 metres 
tail 
B) a large ship pays about $1,400 to pass through the 
canal 
C) the Egyptians make, on average, Over $3.500.000 
a day from the canal 
D) the Suez Canal is less than 20 metres wide in 
most parts 
E) passage through the canal costs almost $100 per 
kilometre 
The Normans originally came from Scandinavia and 
were of Viking descent. During the tenth century 
they invaded and conquered the northern part of 
France, which is still called Normandy. In the next 
century, under William the Conqueror, they invaded 
and subdued England. This event brought about the 
end of Saxon England and saw the start of a new era 
of English history, with new forms of architecture 
and a new form of social and political order called 
the feudal system. It is interesting to note that while 
William was conquering England, other Norman 
chiefs sailed down the coast of France and Spain, 
entered the Mediterranean Sea and conquered Sicily 
and some parts of southern Italy. Norman knights 
from France and Italy also played a leading role in 
the Crusades.