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

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these