The stretch of water which (1.Separate) ………………Britain from France and the rest of mainland Europe (2. always play)……………….. a significant role in British history. Saturday, 1st December 1990 was no ordinary day in the Channel’s long history. At 11.00 a.m, two miners, one French and one English, (3. cut)…………….. through the last few centimeters of chalk (4.separate)…………the UK from mainland Europe. It was the first land connection since the Ice age. Work began on Europe tunnel in 1987. It (5. also know) …………. as the Channel Tunnel, the Chunnel or Trans Manche link. It (6.build) ………… by an Anglo-French engineering company, Eurotunnel, across 34 km of water from Cheriton (near Folkstones in SE England) to Coquilles (near Calais in NW France). A smaller central service tunnel (7.build)…………(8.use) ………by workers and engineers for maintenance work and emergencies. The two outer tunnels (9.carry)…………….high speed passenger and freight trains. Cars and lorries (10. also transport)………….by train.
The tunnel (11.expect)………………(12.have)………… an effect on British industry and (13.certainly boost)……the tourist industry. Journeys between Britain and Europe (14. be)…………..quicker and more reliable for both hokiday makers and business people. Lorry drivers (15. be)………………able to relax and (16. enjoy)………their shorter Channel crossing. Only one question (17.remain)…………….. With the sea no longer (18. act)as a natural barrier, swimmers(19.continue)……………… to try to swim the Channel as they (20.do)…………..for years?
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