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Answer the questions 21–23 according to the
passage below.

The İstanbul Beyoğlu Funicular, also known as 22. Which statement is true about Yüksek
the Tünel, is the second oldest underground Kaldırım Street?
railway in the world after the London Underground
and has been in service since 1875. A French A) It was the most crowded one in İstanbul,
which made people exhausted while passing
engineer, Eugène-Henri Gavand, who visited through it.
İstanbul as a tourist in 1867, noticed that people
were struggling to travel from Karaköy, which was B) It was an essential thoroughfare
an important financial and commercial centre, to interconnecting two prominent districts of
Beyoğlu, which was a lively and attractive leisure İstanbul; however, it was not decent.
destination. Commuting between two prominent C) It was too steep but, nevertheless, had the
districts was too exhausting, seeing that there historical and symbolic attractions of the city.
was only one road, Yüksek Kaldırım Street, which
was too steep and not suitable for pedestrians D) It was a mere road connecting districts that
or transport. Gavand then came up with the people mostly lived and worked in.
idea of building a funicular railway connecting E) It was the most important financial and
two important districts that would eliminate commercial centre in İstanbul, yet it was too
the requisite climb up the hill. Having been steep.
finally approved by Sultan Abdülaziz after long
negotiations, his tunnel project was immediately
put into construction. Now, it not only provides
easy and comfortable travel but also holds a
fascinating feature of its history and culture. It has
been embraced by tourists as well as residents
and is also considered a symbol of the history of
transportation in İstanbul.

21. According to the passage, Eugène-Henri 23. One can understand from the passage that the
Gavand ----. İstanbul Beyoğlu Funicular ----.

A) was an engineer who realised that people A) has been embraced by tourists as well as
in İstanbul would like to be more prolific, but locals because of its splendid view
travelling was an obstacle
B) was instigated by a French engineer, besides
B) became a big fan of İstanbul, and he being the second oldest underground
therefore negotiated constantly with Sultan C) contributed a great reputation to Sultan
Abdülaziz to persuade him to approve the Abdülaziz and the career of the French
Tünel construction
engineer
C) noticed that his professional career would D) symbolises the history of transportation
receive a significant boost by connecting with in İstanbul and has been a controversial
the awesome features of İstanbul’s history
and culture construction
E) prevents a quick and easy way to travel up
D) had the intention of introducing to the the steep hill from Karaköy to Beyoğlu
world İstanbul’s significant financial and
commercial values and vibrant leisure
destinations
E) had been in İstanbul as a tourist and thought
that an underground funicular line would
address transportation problems
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