WHAT LANGUAGE IS THE WORDS OF PERICLES NOT SPOKEN IN

10. What language is the words of Pericles NOT spoken in?

a. Greek

b. English

c. French

d. Spanish

There are many kinds of bridges. A bridge may be a log across a stream or a rope across a

river. But a bridge may also be much more complex. Some bridges are among the most amazing

structures in the world. They’re large enough and strong enough for long trains to cross over.

Hundreds of cars can travel over them at the same time.

Have you ever heard of the Golden Gate Bridge in California? Have you ever seen a picture of

it? Perhaps someone in your family has seen this bridge. It is one of the first sight people see if they

are coming to the west coast of the United States by ship.

Suppose you are sailing into San Francisco. You are near the coast of California. The bridge is

straight ahead of you. At first, it looks like a piece of steel lace across the bay from north to south.

Then your ship sails closer, and the bridge appears larger and larger. At last your ship passes under the

bridge. If you look behind you, you can see this huge structure from the bay. On your right you can

see the city of San Francisco. On your left you can see the cities of Berkeley and Oakland.

The main section of the Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension span. In a suspension bridge the

span does not rest on posts. It hangs from cables. Huge towers support two long steel cables. The

cables are over three feet thick. Smaller cables hang vertically every few feet from the large cables and

support the main span of the bridge.

The suspension span of this bridge is 4,200 feet long between the towers. It is the longest

suspension span in the world. The floor of the bridge is over ninety feet wide, and six lanes of cars –

three in each direction can pass over it at the same time. There are also sidewalks. It is a very long

walk across the bridge, but if you would like to walk, you can watch the ships below. You can see

ships from all over the world sailing into and out of the bay. The bridge is 220 feet above the water,

and even the biggest ships can easily sail under it.