Question

read the passage. finding bombs in germany during world war ii, american and british forces dropped millions of tons of bombs on german cities. nearly ten percent of the bombs never exploded. the war ended in 1945, but more than two thousand tons of unexploded bombs are still found in germany each year. before any construction project is undertaken, the site must be checked for unexploded bombs. buried bombs are often discovered. for this reason, germany has a special force of firefighters and police officers, called the kmbd, to defuse and remove these bombs. even though the war has been over for seven decades, the kmbd is one of the busiest bomb squads on the planet. what is the main, or central, idea of the passage? almost ten percent of the bombs dropped on germany during world war ii never exploded. because there is so much construction in germany, the country has a special force trained to defuse bombs. because there are so many unexploded bombs in germany, the country has a special force trained to defuse them.

Explanation:

The passage first mentions that many unexploded bombs from World War II remain in Germany. Then it states that due to this, Germany has a special force (KMBD) to defuse and remove these bombs. The main - idea is about the existence of unexploded bombs leading to the need for a special defusing force.

Answer:

Because there are so many unexploded bombs in Germany, the country has a special force trained to defuse them.