Panama Canal Construction - (Reading > Information)

Panama Canal Construction

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Read the following passage.

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Decide which paragraph, (A) to (D), has the information given in each statement below. Select (E) if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.

- The Panama Canal eliminated the need for ships to travel around South America. - The French canal project failed primarily due to financial mismanagement. - The canal generates most of Panama's annual revenue. - Dr. William Gorgas's health initiatives were essential to the canal's completion. - The canal's lock system raises ships above sea level. - The United States gained control of the canal through military intervention. - The expansion project doubled the canal's annual vessel capacity. - Disease claimed thousands of lives during the French construction period. - The canal handles a significant portion of international shipping traffic.