The Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean.

The Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation located inthe South Pacific Ocean. It was one of the poorest nations in the region.Within the last five years, however, it has become a hot spot for adventuretravelers. In 2006 it was voted the happiest place on Earth. The reason is notthat Vanuatu are the richest but that Vanuatu has white-sand islands, clearwaters, the world’s most accessible live volcano, great diving and food thatgrows faster than it can be picked.

With a population of about 221,000, Vanuatu has 113languages, which is a result of 3,000 years of immigration from many Pacificcountries. There are three official languages: English, French, and Bislama.Bislama developed from South Pacific English, a simplified language thattraders and other foreigners used it to communicate with speakers of the manylocal languages.

Most of the islands are mountainous and of volcanicorigin. There are several active volcanoes in Vanuatu, including Yasur on theisland of Tanna, one of the world’s most accessible volcanoes. If you’ve everfancied getting close to a volcano, here’s your chance.

Vanuatu Post’s Underwater Post Office has quicklybecome one of the busiest post offices for postcards in the world! Visitorsfrom around the world want to experience the world’s first underwater postoffice. The Post Office is only 50 meters offshore and at just three metersbelow the surface, very appealing to the young and young at heart. Since openingin 2003, the underwater post office has received about 100,000 visitors. Theyhave posted one of the waterproof（防水的）postcardsavailable in Vanuatu; these cards are collected regularly by one of VanuatuPost’s four trained divers. The underwater branch is manned daily for usuallyabout an hour, longer with demand.

1.Vanuatu was voted the happiest place on Earthbecause _______.

A．it’s the poorest nation in the region

B．it’s Vanuatu that are the richest

C．it’s a favorite place for adventurers

D．it’s blessed with abundant nature

2. From the text, _______ led to over one hundredlanguages spoken in Vanuatu.

A．immigration        B．location           C．dialects           D．foreigners

3.Which of the following is true about Vanuatu? 

A．Bislamadeveloped from local Pacific French.

B．Yasur is oneof the live volcanoes in Vanuatu.

C．Vanuatu hasmore than 113 official languages.

D．UnderwaterPost Office has opened for 5 years.

4.Which of the following would be the most propertitle for the text?      

A．Working atthe underwater branch          B．Great divingin amazing Vanuatu

C．A hot spotfor adventure travelers          D．The busiestpost office on Earth

5.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraphthat follows?

A．Variouslanguages.                       B．Underwaterdiving.

C．Food inVanuatu.                        D．History ofVanuatu.

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1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

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