Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Covering more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited area, Russia is the largest country in the world, nearly 70% bigger than the second biggest country - Canada, and has the largest amount of mineral resources in the world.

Covering more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited area, Russia is the largest country in the world, nearly 70% bigger than the second biggest country- Canada, and has the largest amount of mineral resources in the world.

Nearly 70% bigger than the second biggest country, Canada, the largest country in the world is Russia, covering more than one- eighth of Earth's inhabited area, and having the largest amount of mineral resources in the world.

Nearly 70% bigger than Canada, the second largest country in the world, Russia, with the largest amount of mineral resources, is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited area.

Covering more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited area and nearly 70% bigger than the second largest country in the world - Canada, Russia is not only the largest country in the world, but has the largest amount of mineral resources also.

Having the largest amount of mineral resources and covering more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited area, Russia is the largest country in the world, nearly 70% bigger than Canada - the second largest country in the world.