Part 1
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
| A part | В piece | C chunk | D share |
Ecotourism: is there a downside?
Tourism is an important 0_____ of the global economy and ecotourism has been growing more rapidly than any other sector in the industry recently. Over the past decade, it has grown 1 almost 400% – an unprecedented figure in such niche area.
Ecotourism aims to be the most sustainable, environmentally 2 tourism possible. The word has been in use 3 1983 to describe how adventurous people visit relatively unexplored parts of the world without harming the environment. All the 4 that are received from this type of tourism generally help support the local economy and environmental projects.
Is a tourist’s carbon 5 the only consideration? Sadly, it’s not. Let’s look at Kenya, where 6 on safari are usually in the morning. This is when lions like to hunt. However, the ecotourists 7 many other animals away, meaning that any lions in the area have to hunt in the hot, tiring hours of the day. 8 , it’s better to shoot pictures of animals than to shoot guns at them, but ecotourists or not, the animals would probably just prefer to be left alone.
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