ETHIOPIA, WHICH HAD BEEN ISOLATED FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR C...

18. Ethiopia, which had been isolated from the rest of the world for centuries by both enemies and geography, has retained unique traditions.A. Cut off for hundreds of years from other civilizations by a combination of enemies and the landscape, Ethiopiahas kept traditions found nowhere else in the world.B. Ethiopia has traditions quite different from those found elsewhere because its hostile geography has not allowed it to develop the way the rest of the world did.C. Because Ethiopia had so many enemies in their land for hundreds of years, it has developed and kept a number of customs found nowhere else in the world.D. Ethiopia has customs and traditions found nowhere else in the world because no one has been able to go there for such a long time.Read the following passage adapted from 0RESUND BRIDGE and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 19 to 28. 0RESUND BRIDGEImagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The Oresund Bridge, one of the (19) ….... bridges in the world, (20) ….. so far ahead into the distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (21) …... the blue of the sky. The 0resund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometres long and was (22)….. in July 2000. It crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (23)… the two countries. At one stage the bridge turns (24)……. a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in its own right as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineersbuilt an artificial island near the Danish coast that (25)……. to support part of the bridge structure , as well as being the point at which the road disappears (26)….. , before comingout in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The bridge, which was built (27) ……by the two countries, is expected to bring huge advantages. It will (28) ……. time compared to traditional ferry connections, as well as being of benefit to the economy of both countries.