Reading Practice Test # 3.10 Passage 1

Questions 1-4

Reading Passage 1 has five paragraphs, A-E. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-E from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-vii, in boxes 1-4

List of Headings

i.     Economic and social significance of tourism
ii.    The development of mass tourism
iii.   Travel for the wealthy
iv.   Earning foreign exchange through tourism
v.    Difficulty in recognising the economic effects of tourism
vi.   The contribution of air travel to tourism
vii. The world impact of tourism
viii. The history of travel

Example       Answer
Paragraph A       viii
1. Paragraph B

2. Paragraph C

3. Paragraph D

4. Paragraph E

Questions 5-10

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

5. The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.

6. Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.

7. Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.

8. Two main features of the travel and tourism industry make its economic significance difficult to ascertain.

9. Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.

10. It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.

Questions 11-13

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 11-13.

11. In Greece, tourism the most important.............

12. The travel and tourism industry in Jamaica is the major.........

13. The problems associated with measuring international tourism are often reflected in the measurement of...........

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