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Iceland is a country in Europe. It is ___1___ near the
Arctic circle.
Contrary to what some ___2___ imagine, the land is not
entirely covered
___3___ ice. Its name partly came into
___4___ because the
___5___ country was capped with ice during the ice age.
Today, ice caps
can still be ___6___ at the highest peaks of its many
mountains. The country is made ___7___ of volcanic rock. As the
soil is infertile,
very few farmers ___8___ fruits and vegetables on the
land. ___9___
fishing is the main activity. Iceland exports a
great amount of fish ___10___
year. If you do get a chance to ___11___ the island, you
would find huge
fishing fleets in the waters ___12___ the country.
Visitors have often been amazed ___13___ the
breathtaking beauty of the
country. The quiet ___14___ serene surroundings of the
country also make it
an ___15___ place for world leaders to hold important
conferences. Not long
ago, talks ___16___ the United States of America and the
Soviet Union were
___17___ in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. The
___18___
superpowers discussed how to cut down ___19___ arms
spending to make the world a safer ___20___. |
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Iceland is a country in Europe. It is
located near the
Arctic circle.
Contrary to what some would imagine, the land is not
entirely covered
with ice. Its name partly came into
being because the
whole/entire country was capped with ice during the ice age.
Today, ice caps
can still be seen/found at the highest peaks of its many
mountains. The country is made
up of volcanic rock. As the
soil is infertile,
very few farmers grow fruits and vegetables on the
land. Instead
fishing is the main activity. Iceland exports a
great amount of fish
each/every
year. If you do get a chance to
visit the island, you
would find huge
fishing fleets in the waters
around the country.
Visitors have often been amazed
by the
breathtaking beauty of the
country. The quiet and serene surroundings of the
country also make it
an ideal place for world leaders to hold important
conferences. Not long
ago, talks between the United States of America and the
Soviet Union were held in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. The
two
superpowers discussed how to cut down
on arms
spending to make the world a safer
place. |
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