[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"exercise-B2-1111":3},{"preview":4,"open":27,"missing":73},{"id":5,"number":6,"total":7,"level":8,"course":9,"activity":10,"discriminator":11,"title":12,"slug":13,"instructions":14,"excerpt":15,"prompts":16,"lock":14,"access":19,"updated":20,"previous_id":14,"next_id":21,"previous":14,"next":22,"first":26},1111,1,68,"B2","reading","multiple_matching","reading_multiple_matching","Bridges of the Valley","bridges-of-the-valley",null,"Ironcross was the pride of the industrial age, its iron frame cast at a time when the valley's factories never stopped working. For a hundred years it carried every cart and wagon heading north, but those days are gone: rust now eats at its joints, strict weight limits keep lorries off, and engineers warn that major…",[17,18],"Which bridge carries the heaviest traffic?","Which bridge is the oldest?","open","2026-10-02T14:14:49",1112,{"id":21,"number":23,"title":24,"slug":25},2,"Metals That Built the World","metals-that-built-the-world",{"id":5,"number":6,"title":12,"slug":13},{"id":5,"number":6,"level":8,"course":9,"activity":10,"discriminator":11,"payload":28},{"texts":29,"title":12,"activity":42,"questions":43,"discriminator":11},[30,33,36,39],{"text":31,"title":32},"Ironcross was the pride of the industrial age, its iron frame cast at a time when the valley's factories never stopped working. For a hundred years it carried every cart and wagon heading north, but those days are gone: rust now eats at its joints, strict weight limits keep lorries off, and engineers warn that major repairs cannot be delayed much longer. On stormy days it is shut altogether, because strong winds make the high deck sway alarmingly. Even so, its dark metalwork is still a striking reminder of the region's manufacturing past.","Ironcross",{"text":34,"title":35},"Stonereach is the valley's most ancient crossing, its rounded arches built by hand long before written records began. Despite its great age it has stood firm through countless floods, and needs little more than the occasional cleaning. Photographers gather at dawn to take pictures of its mossy stones reflected in the still water, and it appears on more postcards than any other bridge here. Crossing it has never cost a penny - it was given to the public centuries ago and is still free to everyone. Markets were once held across its wide deck, and a summer fair still is.","Stonereach",{"text":37,"title":38},"The Skyway is the newest crossing and the busiest by far, with thousands of vehicles crossing its six lanes every hour of the day. Its single span reaches further than any other bridge in the country, a record that engineers still travel to study. Held up by huge steel cables, it was built to stand firm in the strongest winds and has never once closed for weather. Drivers pay a toll at each end, which pays for its constant upkeep. Lit up at night, it is the clear symbol of the valley's modern ambitions.","Skyway",{"text":40,"title":41},"Greenford is the smallest and gentlest of the crossings, a narrow wooden footbridge that cars have never been allowed to use. It links two quiet villages by a single wooden path, just wide enough for walkers and the occasional cyclist. Few people pass this way now that a faster road bridge exists further down the river, and on most afternoons you will have its old boards entirely to yourself. Wild flowers grow on both banks, and the only sounds are birdsong and the river below. It asks nothing of those who cross it but a little care on slippery days.","Greenford","Multiple Matching",[44,47,49,52,55,58,61,64,67,70],{"choices":45,"question":17,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"",{"choices":48,"question":18,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],{"choices":50,"question":51,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge is regarded as a remarkable feat of engineering?",{"choices":53,"question":54,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge is the most admired for its looks?",{"choices":56,"question":57,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge may only be crossed on foot?",{"choices":59,"question":60,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge is in urgent need of repair?",{"choices":62,"question":63,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge belongs to the great age of factories and foundries?",{"choices":65,"question":66,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge is rarely used these days?",{"choices":68,"question":69,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge has to close in bad weather?",{"choices":71,"question":72,"solution":46,"explanation":46},[32,35,38,41],"Which bridge can be crossed without paying?",false]