The Tsugaru Strait in Japan is one of the most dangerous straits in the world. The weather there is unpredictable and often deadly. A typhoon near the strait killed 1,430 people in 1954. Yet people wanted a way to cross the
strait without harm. So, the Japanese government built the Seikan Tunnel. It runs 800 feet (243 meters) below the
sea. Two stations in the tunnel serve as emergency stops. The Seikan Tunnel was finished in 1988. It is the world's
longest railroad tunnel.
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The tunnel made travel
A quieter
B safer
C busier
D cheaper

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”