China’s largest water diversion project may start supplying water to Shandong Province by 2007 and Beijing by 2010, an official confirmed Tuesday.

The worsening water shortage in the two areas, caused by decades of drought, may be alleviated with water from the mighty Yangtze River in the South which will be diverted into the parched North, he said． The water diversion project consists of three 1,300-kilometre canals that will carry water from the Yangtze along the eastern, middle and western parts of the country.

Zhang Jiyao, director of the State Council's office in charge of the South-to-North Project, told a national conference that ground will be broken in more places along two of the lines of the ambitious water diversion scheme, the largest of its kind in the world．

Before next year's flood season, construction of four new sections along the two lines will push the project further along the fast track. That would bring the total sections under construction to 13, since construction started in 2002 with an estimated investment of 124 billion yuan （about US$15 billion）.

When finished, the two water diversion canals will be capable of transferring 13.4 billion cubic metres of water a year.

1．China’s largest water diversion project is being constructed to     .

A．supply water to Shandong Province

B．remove the worsening water shortage in Beijing

C．a(chǎn)lleviate the shortage of water in the North

D．break ground in more places

2．Form the whole passage we can infer that      .

A．the water diversion project is the biggest in China, but not in the world

B．the water diversion project is the largest both in China and in the world

C．the project will cost 124 billion dollars

D．the project will be finished by 2010

3．When finished         .

A．the project will solve the water problem once and for all

B．the project will supply 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year

C．the shortage of water in the North will be alleviated

D．the drought in Beijing and Shandong province will disappear

4．According to the passage, which one is true ?

A．The shortage of water in the North is only because there are too many people

B．The whole project will be completed by the year 2010

C．The total sections under construction will be 13 till the whole project is finished

D．The whole water diversion project is made up of three canals

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