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You are going to read an article about vvinter holidays. Six sentences have
been removed from the artìcle. Choose from the sentences A-H the one
vvhich best fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not
need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
WINTER WONDERI^ND

Carol VVhitely looks at what's available if you're planning on going away this
vvinter.
Plolidays are a summcr thing, right? Sun, sand and sea? Wrong.

0. .....H..... And w c’re not just disappoaring to íĩnd distant sun, although
places like Australia are vcry popular vvinter dostinations. From Europe to
America, there are some great breaks if you liko your fun served cold.
Whether it’s action or relaxation you need, you’re hound to íĩnd something
to suit you.
Traditionally, a wintor holiday has meant skiing, and we still ílock in our
thousands to the slopes. 1...................One of the more popular places to íĩnd it
is in Chamonix, in the French Alps. Chamonix caters for beginners, but the
real appeal of this resort is the cross country ski trails and ski mountaineering.
2.................. One of the highest cable cars in Europe will taike you far above the
town and you can spend a few hours getting back down at breakneck speed!

If you prefer a quieter life, treat yourseir to a bit of luxury at
Jukkasjarvi, a village in northern Swedish Lapland. Here, every November,
100 tons of ice and 300 tons of snow become the Ice Hotel. It is constructed
in November and lasts until the end of April, when the spring sun íĩnally
wins the battle and the hotel melts. 3...................There are around 300 rooms
with beds of ice covered with reindeer skins and thermal sleeping bags.
They’ll keep you warm in temperatures between -4°c and -9°c, although it
has been known to drop to -25°c. Just don’t ask the management to turn up
the heating or you might find yourself without a room!
The hotel includes an ice-art exhibition, an ice sauna and a cinema with a
huge screen carved out of, youVe guessed it, ice. If that’s not enough for you,
there’s lots to do in the surrounding region, including skating at the local
rink, and it’s a short trip to the town of Kiruna for the Snow Festival. 4.
................ Learn something about the local Sami culture and íĩnd out what
it’s really like to spend your life in the snow.

When you’ve had enough relaxation, take the daredevil in you on a winter
vvilderness adventure. F'ly into Anchorage, Alaska, for the start of your dog

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