Hong Kong﹣Zhuhai﹣Macao Bridge（ HZMB）opened on October 24， 2018． It's the longest cross﹣sea bridge in the world． The bridge is 55 kilometers long． It connects Hong Kong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai． Construction（建筑工程） on the HZMB began in 2009． It is considered as one of the "seven wonders（奇迹）of the modern world"．

   The HZMB is the only one in many ways． It can withstandwind speeds of up to 185km/h and earthquakes with magnitude（震级） of up to8． It's designed to have a service life（寿命）of 120 years， 20 years longer than most bridges．

   And It' s not just a bridge， but also part tunnel（隧道） and part island． In one section（部分），the bridge tums into a 6.7﹣km undersea tunnel． And the tunnel passes through two man﹣made islands． The tunnel is the world's longest undersea tunnel for road traffic， allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel．

   The HZMB makes it more convenient to travel between the three areas． It can shorten （缩短） the traveling time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai． People used to spend four hours， but now it takes about 45 minutes．

   By making local cities and areas closer together， the HZMB helps the areas' development．It can develop the economy （经济）of Hong Kong， Macao and nine Guangdong cities．

（1）When did the HZMB open？ 　　

A． On October 24 ，2009．

B． On November 24， 2009．

C． On October 24，2018．

D． On December 24 ，2018．

（2）what does the underlined word"withstand" mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．坚守

B．躲避

C．减轻

D．承受

（3）The bridge can help the three areas in many ways EXCEPT 　　．

A． developing the economy of the three areas

B． making the three areas have fewer earthquakes

C． making local cities and the three areas closer together

D． shortening the traveling time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai

（4）How long does it take to travel from Hong Kong to Zhuhai according to the passage？

　　

A． About 45 minutes．

B． About 55 minutes．

C． About 2 hours．

D． About 4 hours．

（5）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A． The bridge is 55 kilometers long．

B． Construction on the HZMB began in 2009．

C． The service life of the HzMB is 20 years shorter than most bridge．

D． In one section， the undersea tunnel passes through two man made islands．