Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
The Rockies
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 more southern areas. Although the Rockies are smaller (2)___ the Alps, they are no less wonderful. There are many roads across the Rockies, (3)___ the best may 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 (7)____
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.
