The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
(4)...............

He … to school when he had a puncture. 

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When he ....... all the letters, he took them to the post office.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.

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He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ........... it has come.

Children are__________ with these horror films. 

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At the end of the day, my father walked to the bank, carried the day’s_______________in a special bag.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Do you know that Jim has started painting as a hobby?

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Sorry. I don’t mean ……. you.

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Inclement weather and a reduced workforce……the greatest challenges to the renovation of the Kern Science Center.

Surely there are now reasons why ____ book ought to be dead, or at least very badly injured.

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This town is ………… I was born.

She could see nothing in the ……………

The environmental group hopes ______ the forest to its original condition by the end of the decade.

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The Reyes Regional Theater will raise ticket prices this year          the expense of a new sound and lighting system.

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My grandmother ........ this picture for a week and she .......it.

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The English contest ...... the Student Union is an annual event in my school.

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We are too late. The plane ........ off ten minutes ago.

As he made no _______to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me.

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The strategic planning committee's recommendation was that more emphasis should be put --------- research and development in the coming year.

The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan because  the business card represents not only one's identity but also his _______ in life.