The Rocky Mountains run almost the length of North America

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 center 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 travel by train. You start from Vancouver, (4) __________ most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains, this city (5) ________ its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from the city (6) _________.
            Thirty passenger trains a day used to (7) _________ 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, which is fun, but travel through some of the (8) ____________scenery 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. a

B. one

C. the

D. its

 

5. A. lets

B. allows

C. offers

D. gives

 

6. A. center

B. circle

C. middle

D. heart

 

7. A. leave

B. get

C. take

D. set

 

8. A. best

B. good

C. better

D. well