Although some groups of people have always lived outdoors in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be (1)_______ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping (2) _______ have allowed more people to travel longer distances into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort. Many campers like to be by themselves in quiet areas, so they (3) _______ their tent and food and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. (4) ________, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-owned campsite which has up-to-date facilities (5) _______hot showers and swimming pools. Whether campers are (6) _______ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (7) _______ the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put (8) _______ any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting wild animals.
1. A. modern B. popular C. favorite D. current
2. A. tool B. baggage C. equipment D. property
3. A. take B. make C. pick D. do
4. A. Others B. Other C. Another D. Those
5. A. such B. like C. as D. just
6. A. lonely B. single C. separate D. alone
7. A. remain B. stay C. keep D. let
8. A. out B. on C. off D. up
Question VII (1,5 points): Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
Sandwiches are common in many countries. But (1) _______ did this strange name come from? The Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792) was an Englishman. He likes playing cards. One night he played (2) _______ hours and got very hungry but he didn’t want to (3) _______ his card game. He asked for some roast meat between two pieces of bread (people bake roast meat in the oven (4) _______ a stove). He ate the food while he played cards. People gave his name to the new kind of food.
Pizza is another international (5) _______. A baker probably invented the pizza in Naples Italy. It was about the (6) _______ time as the first sandwich. “Pizza” means “pie” in Italian. People have used the name “pizza pie” for a long time. Now it is just “pizza”.