Panama Canal: Listening Practice

1. When was the Panama Canal built?

a) the early 1800s
b) the early 1900s
c) the early 1990s

2. Complete the phrase: “…to help ships travel more ________ between…”

a) easily
b) easier
c) feasibly

3. When did President Carter give Panama control over the canal?

a) 1970
b) 1977
c) 1997

4. Complete the phrase: “…signed a ________ to give Panama control…”

a) treatise
b) tricky
c) treaty

5. When did Panama take full control of the canal?

a) 1899
b) 1997
c) 1999

6. Complete the phrase: “…________ between the U.S. and Panama had been high…”

a) interest
b) mentions
c) tensions

7. Complete the phrase: “…shipping through it has ________…”

a) grown
b) going
c) gone

8. What challenge has the Panama Canal faced?

a) doubts
b) droughts
c) drugs

9. Who controls the Panama Canal now?

a) The U.S.
b) Panama
c) It doesn’t say.

10. Which is true?

a) Relations between the U.S. and Panama have generally been good.
b) President Carter wanted the U.S. to control the canal.
c) Shipping through the canal has increased in recent years.