Skill : Reading Comprehension
No. 34
The course of the Loire, France’s longest river, begins in the Cevennes mountains in south-east France, and proceeds through central and western France, to flow into the Atlantic Ocean at St. Nazaire. The upper Loire runs swiftly northward through the gorges of the Massif Central, swinging southwest at Orleans and traversing a wide, fertile valley in which lie the towns of Tours and Angers. The river is not normally used for conveying boats, for its fluctuations in depth due to seasonal flooding make it unsuitable for navigation. Canals connect the Loire to the Seine and Rhone river systems and run parallel to the Loire Lateral Canal from Roanne to Briare. The Loire is perhaps best known for the famous chateaux (castles or fortresses built by feudal lords) the lie in the region known as the Loire Valley and lend to the area a long tradition of gracious living. There, natives and foreign visitors alike wander in the forests that were formerly the scenes of hunts, and linger in the beautiful gardens where maidens once dallied to the strains of the lute and the viol.
Question: The Loire is seldom used for navigation ...................... ?
although it could be.
because it floods from time to time.
because the Seine and Rhone are better.
because there are no towns in the region.
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