Complete the sentence about Tamsui District with the correct year: By ______, the "Tamsui" variant was already well-known and featured prominently in two English-language maps of the area.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1900
By 1900 the spelling Tamsui was already well known and appeared prominently on two English-language maps of the area. It comes from the older pronunciation Tām-sui.
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