Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question:
SOME OF THE WORLD'S SMALLEST COUNTRIES
One of the smallest countries in the world is San Marino, a republic, high in the mountains of Italy. It is also the oldest because it was founded some 1,500 years ago. San Marino covers 61 square kilometres and has over 17 thousand people. San Marino coins and stamps are eagerly bought by collectors.
One of the small countries in the stamp album is Andorra, the mountain state of 11 thousand people which is high, in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain. Anyone who collects the stamps of Andorra soon notices a strange thing about them. Some stamps are printed in Spain and have their values and inscriptions in Spanish. Other stamps are like French stamps. They have values in francs or centimes and their inscription is in French.
The reason for this lies in Andorra’s history. For nearly 700 years the little state has been under the joint protection of France and Spain, and these two countries have separate postal services in Andorra. In the chief village of Andorra, the Spanish and the French post offices stand near each other but sell different stamps.
1. Where is San Marino situated?
A. Between France and Spain.
B. In Andorra.
C. In the mountains of Italy.
D. Near the border between France and Italy.
2. Where is Andorra situated?
A. In the Pyrenees, between France and Spain.
B. In the mountains of Italy.
C. In the stamp album.
D. Near San Marino.
3. What is a strange thing about stamps in Andorra?
A. They have values and inscriptions in Spanish.
B. They have values and inscription in French.
C. They are like French stamps.
D. Both French and Spanish stamps are sold.
4. Why are there postal services of both Spain and France in Andorra?
A. Because Andorra has been under the joint protection of France and Spain for nearly 700 years.
B. Because Andorra is situated between France and Spain.
C. Because stamp collectors are eager to buy their stamps.
D. Because Spain and France have separate postal services.
5. What are some of the things that are similar in San Marino and in Andorra?
A. They are both situated in the mountains.
B. They share the French and Spanish postal services.
C. Their stamps are eagerly bought by collectors.
D. They are both the smallest countries, situated in the mountains of Europe, and their stamps are wanted by collectors.
