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Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The Alaska pipeline is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate.
B．The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels of crude oil can be produced through it daily.
C．The pipeline cost approximately $ 8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry.
D．8 major oil consortiums are the holders of the pipeline.

A.The
B.
B．The
C.
C．The
D.
D．8
E.

【参考答案】

D
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