The "Land of Million Elephants" no longer has anything like that yet a great deal of the natural environment survives and Laos tour packages are certain to reveal that to every visitor. Laos is the smallest of the countries of Indochina, covering just under 240,000 square kilometres much of which is mountainous. Its population is 7.2 million the majority living in the lower lying areas in the south of this landlocked country. It has borders with China in the north, Myanmar in the north west, Thailand in the west, Cambodia in the south and Vietnam in the east. The majority of the population are Lao Loum (67%) with Lao Theung and Lao Soung making up the balance except for a few Vietnamese and Chinese. Over the years, it has been invaded by neighbours coming from all directions and was a French ‘colony’ for a period until the resolution of the independence struggle that began in earnest after World War II. True or False : 1.Laos is the smallest country in South East Asia. 2.The neighboring countries of Laos are Myanmar, China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. 3.Laos used to be a French colony. 4.Laos achieved its independence before World War II. Choose the best option: 1.The word has the nearest meaning as “ struggle” is ______ A. peace B. quietness C. contract D. fight 2.What is the main idea of the passage? A.Countries in Indochina Peninsula. B.An introduction to Laos country. C.The development of Laos after World War II . D.Elephants in Laos.