The Rocky Mountains run almost the length of North America. They start in the North West, but lie only a (1) ____________ hundred miles from the centre in the more southern areas. Although the Rockies are smaller (2) ____________ the Alps, they are no less beautiful.
There are many roads across the Rockies, (3) ____________ the best way to see them is to
(4) _____________ by train. You start from Vancouver, (5) ____________ most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains, this city
(6) ____________ its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from the city centre.
Thirty passenger trains a day used to (8) ____________ off from Vancouver on the cross-continent railway. Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a great adventure. You sleep on board,(9) ____________ is fun, but travel through some of the best (10) ____________ at night.
1. A. many | B. lot | C. few | D. couple |
2. A. from | B. to | C. as | D. than |
3. A. but | B. because | C. unless | D. since |
4. A. drive | B. travel | C. ride | D. pass |
5. A. a | B. one | C. the | D. its |
6. A. lets | B. allows | C. offers | D. gives |
7. A. center | B. circle | C. middle | D. heart |
8. A. leave | B. get | C. take | D. set |
9. A. when | B. which | C. who | D. where |
10. A. scenery | B. view | C. site | D. beauty |
Your answers:
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. |
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 B
5 C
6 B
7 ?
8 D
9 B
10 C