Sea England and France ... (to separate) by the English Channel.
In the past people and goods ... (to transport) from one country
to another by ferries only. This way of transporting wasn't
convenient enough so the idea to build a channel under the
(to offer) in 1802 by a French engineer. Work started at
the end of the 19th century but (to interrupt) by different
political and practical problems. The building ... (to resume) in
the 1980s, and the tunnel ... (to open) on May 6, 1994. It ... (to
name) The Channel Tunnel and at that time it ... (to recognize)
as the longest tunnel and one of the Seven Wonders of the