match the words in A with the definitions in B.
A | B |
1. trip 2. journey 3. tour 4. expedition 5. excursion 6. outing 7. voyage | a. travelling to many different places during one trip. b. the same as journey, but an older word. c. a planned trip to visit a few landmarks or points of interest. d. a trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less. e. a visit to a new environment, usually for a short amount of time. f. a trip designed for discovery and furthering of knowledge. g. the amount of travelling required to reach a destination. |
1. check 2. full 3. passer 4. tourist 5. beauty 6. travel 7. package 8. return 9. customer 10. jet 1 1. tour 12. duty 13. economy 14. hand 15. bus | spot attraction class luggage tour lag agent fare service guide out board by free ticket |
Choose the most suitable word/phrase to fill in the blank.
Big Ben, the nickname for the bell inside the Elizabeth Tower of Parliament, will ring for the final time next Monday (August 21) at midday ahead of four-years of extensive (1) ....................... works.
The decision was taken to (2) ....................... ringing the bell (3) ....................... protect the hearing of those working on cleaning and repairing the clock. And while Londoners will miss the familiar chimes of Big Ben on a (4) ....................... basis, the bell will only ring for special (5) ......................., including the city’s New Year celebrations and Remembrance Sunday.
Steve Jaggs, (6) ....................... as Keeper of the Great Clock (a pretty great job title we’re sure you’ll agree), told BBC News that the renovation works are “essential” and will “safeguard the clock on a (7) ....................... basis.”
Over the next four years, the Elizabeth Tower will be modernized with a lift and will be made more energy-efficient. The clock face will be briefly taken apart for cleaning and repairing, but will, (8) ......................., continue to tell the time correctly.
1. A. renew B. reborn C. innovation D. renovation
2. A. pause B. stop C. put off D. delay
3. A. so as to B. in order to C. to D. all are correct
4. A. hourly B. daily C. monthly D. yearly
5. A. time B. even C. occasions D. event
6. A. such B. known C. heard D. called
7. A. long-term B. long C. short-term D. short
8. A. otherwise B. therefore C. instead D. unless
X Read the passage.
1. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
According to the Air Transport Action Group, the world’s airlines carried a total of over 3 billion (1) ..................... in 2013. Oxford Economics expect that figure to reach 5.9 billion by 2030. All these people are not only (2) ..................... huge quantities of CO2 (indirectly) but also putting a great pressure on many environments. Tourists also require additional infrastructure, such as water treatment plants, sanitation facilities, and lodging. Often times, local communities are not (3) ..................... to sustainably offer these conditions and the results can be devastating. In many parts of Africa, for (4) ....................., large-scale tourism (5) ..................... to the improper disposal of campsite sewage. This, in turn, resulted (6) ..................... the contamination of the nearest river where wildlife, livestock, and people draw drinking (7) ..................... . Especially in vulnerable areas, the increase of visitors can lead to significant environmental degradation. Local communities can also be harmed by an influx of tourists as the money influx is rarely directed towards them. Wherever people go, we leave behind garbage. Safaris and animal photographing can scare creatures. Feeding wildlife can leave them depending on humans. Even just walking can lead to soil erosion and destruction of animal paths. It can be hard to accept, but everything we do has an (8) ..................... on wildlife – we should be conscious of this.
2. Find in the text a word which means:
1. the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities
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2. highly destructive or damaging.
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3. being made impure by polluting or poisoning.
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4. likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
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5. an arrival or entry of large numbers of people ỏ things
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