* Complete the passage with words from the box.
| freely triggers beverage exploited depletion gradually appropriate devastation recreational degradation |
One of the undesirable aspects of tourism development is environmental (1) ……………………in destinations. Firstly, more and more natural resources such as water, energy, and soil are (2)……………………due to the increase in visitor numbers, which may lead to the (3) …………………… of local resources. Secondly, pollution is also a serious issue making the authorities worried. Obviously, (4)……………………bottles or cans and plastic bags are (5) …………………disposed of at the tourist sites, posing a threat to the natural environment. Besides, the growth of vehicles to meet travel demand accidentally (6) ……………………or worsens traffic congestion, air and noise pollution in the overcrowded regions. Another bad influence of tourism is the (7) ……………………of the wildlife. The habitats of many wild plants and animals have been (8) ……………………lost because of building hotels, resorts and (9) ……………………zones. In brief, these negative impacts on the environment will be more serious if there are not (10) ……………………measures.
* Fill each blank with a word in the box.
| quay relax harbor explore wonders platform checkout mountain drawbacks sightseeing |
1. The hotel’s extra benefits include late ……………………….
2. A day isn’t really long enough to ………………………the town.
3. As soon as the boat left the ………………………, the storm began.
4. There was a queue of cars on the ………………………, waiting for the car-ferry to the island.
5. She’d love to explore Paris and go ………………………in the historic city of Versailles.
6. As the train drew into the station, Terry could see her sister waiting on the ……………………….
7. One of the ………………………of tourism is the destruction of the wild animals’ habitat in some places.
8. My friend is going to France with her family this summer holiday. She’d like to visit Mont Blanc, the highest ………………………in the Alps.
9. If you visit my country, you can spend your time sightseeing, shopping or you can ……………………… on one of the excellent beaches, eating fresh seafood.
10. The Great Wall, one of the greatest ………………………of the world, was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, it winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 13,170 miles (21,196 kilometers) from east to west of China.