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🌉 King Fahd Causeway: Connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

(1)
King Fahd Causeway is a sea bridge that connects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the Kingdom of Bahrain. The idea of building a bridge linking the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Eastern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was born out of King Saud's wish to develop and further solidify the links between the two Kingdoms, during an official visit to the State of Bahrain in 1954.

(2)
In 1965, the desire to construct the causeway began to take form officially when Sheikh Khalifah bin Salman Al Khalifah, the Prime Minister of the State of Bahrain, paid a courtesy visit to King Faisal and the king expressed his wish to have the causeway constructed.

(3)
In 1968, both countries formed a joint committee. They formed it to assess the financial undertaking required for the task. As a result, the World Bank was requested by the committee to contribute their assistance in methods of implementation of the mammoth-sized project. This required taking into account the environmental and geographical aspects.

(4)
In the summer of 1973, King Faisal, in a meeting which included Amir Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa as well as the then prince, Fahd bin Abdul Aziz and Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, suggested that committee overlook the economic and financial aspects of the project and concentrate on the actual construction of the causeway.

(5)
In 1975, the World Bank submitted its study and advice after seeking assistance from specialist international expertise in studying the geographic, environmental factors, and maritime currents.
In the spring of 1976, during a visit by King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz to Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the two monarchs agreed to set up a ministerial committee from the two countries to work on the implementation of the project.

📝 Questions

1. The best title for this passage is –
   A. Global Engineering
   B. Saudi Arabian Highways
   C. Visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain
   ✅ D. Building Bridges Between Nations

2. According to paragraphs (1) and (2), the plan to build a bridge was first visualized by –
   ✅ A. King Saud
   B. King Faisal
   C. Sheikh Salman
   D. Sheikh Khalifa

3. The word “it” in paragraph (3) refers to –
   A. Saudi
   B. Bahrain
   ✅ D. The joint committee
   C. The project

4. It can be understood from paragraph (3) that the World Bank provided –
   ✅ D. Geographical and environmental factors
   B. Financial aid and assistance
   C. Contractors and construction workers
   A. Relevant studies and advice

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT found at the border station?
   A. Dining facilities
   B. Shopping facilities
   ✅ B. Official buildings
   D. Religious buildings

6. An additional paragraph at the end of the passage would most likely be about –
   A. Repairs that need to be carried out on the causeway
   B. New causeways to be constructed to other countries
   ✅ B. Passport and visa requirements to cross the causeway
   D. Statistics for projected causeway traffic for the next ten years