Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

10 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for interpretation and inference, part 1 Choose the boldface word

or phrase that correctly completes each of the following statements.

1. “The number of tourists traveling every year has exploded from 25 million in 1950 to 939
   million in 2010.”
   The number of tourists has increased by nearly 200 percent | 2,000 percent | 4,000 percent.


2. “For small Caribbean and Paciic islands, tourism can account for as much 40 percent of
   GDP.”
   Small islands depend heavily | somewhat | partly on tourism.


3. “The future of the fourth-largest global export activity (after fuels, chemicals, and
   automotive products) looks bright for travelers, airlines, commercial tour operators, hotel
   chains, hospitality businesses, and governments.”
   Tourism is a major| minor contributor to the global economy.


4. “The International Hotels Environment Initiative (IHEI) has more than 8,000 members from
   111 countries. In cooperation with the United Nations Environment Program and the
   International Hotel & Restaurant Association, the IHEI developed an ‘Environmental Action
   Pack for Hotels’ in 1995 to promote environmental management, energy and water
   conservation, and waste and emission reduction.”
   Eforts to minimize the impact of hotels on the environment are supported in many | some |
   a few countries.

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EXERCISE

Reading for interpretation and inference, part 2 Choose the correct

interpretation for each of the following statements from the reading text.

1. “Exotic places that people used to only dream of or read about in books are as close as the
   nearest travel agency or online booking service.”
   a. You can ind exotic places in your own city.
   b. You can ind exotic places in dreams and books.
   c. It’s easy to book an exotic holiday.


2. “Developers and governments are particularly guilty of “greenwashing” projects that appear
   to be environmentally aware on the surface but destroy ecologically sensitive areas during
   large-scale construction.”
   a. Developers and governments use the term “green” to make themselves appear
   environmental.
   b. Developers and governments are punished for destroying the environment.
   c. Developers and governments clean up the environment.


3. “The red lags are already appearing... .”
   a. There are many red lags to attract tourists.
   b. There are many warning signs about the negative impact of tourism.
   c. Red lags warn tourists of dangerous areas.