Question

I.                Choose the best answer

The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. Before 1950 about one million people ………….(traveled / came / sailed / were)¹ abroad each year …………. (as / because / but / when)² by the 1990s the figure had …………. (gone / flown / risen / raised)³ to over 400 million every year.

…………. (Such / More / Few / So)⁴ large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains…………. (which / you / who / they)⁵ came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered …………. (for / on / with / below)⁶ old tins, tents and food that have been …………. (put / thrown / given / tidied)⁷ away.

But at a time when we have greater freedom to travel…………. (than / when / then / while)⁸ ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday …………. (outside / instead / beside / without)⁹ causing problems by spoiling the countryside.

Now there is a new holiday guide called Holidays That Don’t Cost the Earth. It ………. (says / offers / tells / gives)¹⁰ you how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on holiday

Answer 1

I.                Choose the best answer

The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. Before 1950 about one million people ………….(traveled / came / sailed / were)¹ abroad each year …………. (as / because / but / when)² by the 1990s the figure had …………. (gone / flown / risen / raised)³ to over 400 million every year.

…………. (Such / More / Few / So)⁴ large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains…………. (which / you / who / they)⁵ came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered …………. (for / on / with / below)⁶ old tins, tents and food that have been …………. (put / thrown / given / tidied)⁷ away.

But at a time when we have greater freedom to travel…………. (than / when / then / while)⁸ ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday …………. (outside / instead / beside / without)⁹ causing problems by spoiling the countryside.

Now there is a new holiday guide called Holidays That Don’t Cost the Earth. It ………. (says / offers / tells / gives)¹⁰ you how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on holiday

Answer 2

I.                Choose the best answer

The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. Before 1950 about one million people ………….(traveled / came / sailed / were)¹ abroad each year …………. (as / because / but / when)² by the 1990s the figure had …………. (gone / flown / risen / raised)³ to over 400 million every year.

…………. (Such / More / Few / So)⁴ large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains…………. (which / you / who / they)⁵ came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered …………. (for / on / with / below)⁶ old tins, tents and food that have been …………. (put / thrown / given / tidied)⁷ away.

But at a time when we have greater freedom to travel…………. (than / when / then / while)⁸ ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday …………. (outside / instead / beside / without)⁹ causing problems by spoiling the countryside.

Now there is a new holiday guide called Holidays That Don’t Cost the Earth. It ………. (says / offers / tells / gives)¹⁰ you how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on holiday