Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Italy, a country of south-central Europe, ________(1) a peninsula that juts deep into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy ________ (2)  some of the most varied and scenic landscapes on Earth and is often described as a country shaped like a boot. At its broad top stand the Alps, which are among the world’s most rugged mountains. Italy’s highest points are along Monte Rosa, which peaks in Switzerland, and along Mont Blanc, which peaks in France. The western Alps ______ (3)a landscape of Alpine lakes and glacier-carved valleys that stretch down to the Po River and Piedmont. Tuscany, to the south of the cisalpine region, is perhaps the country’s best-known region. From the central Alps, running down the length of the country, _________ (4) the tall Apennine Range, which widens near Rome to cover nearly the entire width of the Italian peninsula. South of Rome the Apennines narrow and are ________(5) by two wide coastal plains, one facing the Tyrrhenian Sea and the other the Adriatic Sea.