Read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D. Write your answer in the right box below. The Netherlands Welcome to the Netherlands, a tiny country that only extends, at its broadest, 312 km north to south, and 264 km east to west - (1) ______ the land area increases slightly each year as a (2) ______ of continuous land reclamation and drainage. With a lot of heart and much to offer, 'Holland,' (3) ______ it is commonly known to most of us abroad - a name stemming (4) ...

Read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D. Write your answer in the right box below.

The Netherlands

Welcome to the Netherlands, a tiny country that only extends, at its broadest, 312 km north to south, and 264 km east to west - (1) ______ the land area increases slightly each year as a (2) ______ of continuous land reclamation and drainage. With a lot of heart and much to offer, 'Holland,' (3) ______ it is commonly known to most of us abroad - a name stemming (4) ______ its once most prominent provinces - has more going on per kilometre (5) ______ most countries, and more English-speaking natives. You'll be impressed by its (6) ______ cities and charmed by its countryside and villages, full of contrasts. From the exciting variety (7) ______ offer, you could choose a romantic canal boat tour in Amsterdam, a Royal Tour by coach in The Hague, or a hydrofoil tour around the biggest harbour in the world - Rotterdam. In season you could visit the dazzling bulb fields, enjoy a full day on a boat, or take a bike tour through the pancake-flat countryside spiced with windmills. The possibilities are (8) ______ and the nationwide tourist office, which is on hand to give you information and (9) ______ reservations. You'll have (10) ______ language problems here, as the Dutch are true linguists and English is spoken here almost universally.

Welcome to the Netherlands, a tiny country that only extends, at its broadest, 312 km north to south, and 264 km east to west - (1) ______ the land area increases slightly each year as a