The 18th of October

Test-Paper
Chirsei Ina,group T-032

Read the text and do the tasks below the text.

 Be an Eco-tourist!

Would you like to go on a fantastic holiday and protect the planet at the same time? Eco- tours are a
cool way to have fun on holiday and be green at the same time. Although foreign holidays are
exciting, tourism can damage the environment. Ordinary tourists are often careless and  drop litter or
damage the places they visit. They do not use marked footpaths, they pick wild flowers and
sometimes disturb the wildlife. In poor countries, visitors usually stay in comfortable, modern hotels
where they use up limited water and fuel.
Eco-tourists are more informed about the environment than ordinary tourists. They follow one golden
rule: take only photographs, leave only footprints. They enjoy travelling to natural areas to observe
wild animals and plants and prefer staying in log cabins or tents. Eco-tourists also explore local
cultures and help with conservation projects. They use a more eco-friendly form of transportation
such as buses and trains. In some places, they can even travel by walking or bicycling if the
distances are not so long.
An example of eco-tour is a trip to Mount Fuji, where tourists can go hiking in the hills around the
mountain and just relax in a traditional Japanese house. Also, tourists can catch endangered blue
butterflies. If they catch one, they should carefully mark an identification number on its wings before
they let it fly away again. It is eco-friendly because the marks on the butterflies’ wings allow scientists
to monitor the population of the blue butterfly and its natural surroundings.
If tourists decide to go to India, they can visit the Taj Mahal and other historic buildings. Yet, they can
go to Ranthambore National Park, which is home to Bengal tigers as well as leopards and other wild
animals. Here in the park, the tigers are protected from hunters. This tour is eco-friendly because the
money tourists pay to enter the park is used to protect tigers.
Another example of eco-tourism is a journey to the Amazon. Tourists can look down on the rainforest
from the 35-metre high walkway. As they walk along the tops of the trees, they enjoy spectacular
views. Tourists stay in rooms made from palm leaves, where there is no electricity. They can also
catch some fish for dinner. This tour helps to raise some money to save the rainforest and natural
resources.
As you can see, there are many ways to take an environmentally friendly journey and be a
responsible traveller at the same time.

 Answer the following questions according to the text.

a) According to the text, what is an eco-tour?
Eco- tour is a cool way to have fun on holiday and be green at the same time.

b) According to the text, how does tourism damage the environment?

Tourists are often careless and drop litter or damage the places they visit, not use marked footpaths,
they pick wild flowers and sometimes disturb the wildlife.
 c) According to the text, what rule do most eco-tourists follow?
Eco-tourists restect the next rules: “take only photographs, leave only footprints”; use a more eco-
friendly form of transportation such as buses and trains,in some places, they can even travel by
walking or bicycling if the distances are not so long.

According to the writer, ordinary tourists

 a. know more about the environment. b. would rather walk or cycle.
c. are less careful while travelling.
d. prefer staying in tents.
 The word drop in line 4 is closest in meaning to 
a. to allow to fall;
b. to write;
c. to stop doing an activity; d. to water.

 Give another title to the text.

Eco-tourism is a better solution for visits world’s place and protect environment!

 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word or with the correct form of the verb in
brackets.

Have you ever asked yourself what you (would/will/have) would do if you didn’t have a computer? (A
little/A few/Few) A few decades ago, PCs were science fiction; today, we
simply (can’t/mustn’/toughtn’t) can’t do without them. But the problem with computers is
that (it/we/they) it advance too fast. If you compare (todays/today’s/today’) today’s laptops with the
desktops of the 1990s, you will find that they are centuries apart. The huge and uncomplicated
machines of those days (have been replaced/had been replaced/have replaced) have replaced by
compact devices like tablets and mobile phones.

 Write a 80-100-word coherent text expressing your attitude on the given topic

Some people believe it is important to keep and protect historical buildings. Others think it is always
better to have more modern buildings around. Which opinion do you agree with? Justify your opinion.
Present two examples. Use the following plan:
∙ introduction;
∙ body;
∙ conclusion.
 Nowadays,we can observe a big tendition of society to build more modern and high buildings,
but,I disagree with this fenomen.

Firstly,historical buildings are one of the things which represents a culture of a nation,therefore
we must protect them for next generation.

Secondly,I think that the modern buildings usualy cover the beautiful looks to the city and other
place.Similarly,they have a negative impact for the environment,because they stop air masses,as a
consequence today’s people clash with the pollution.

As far as I’m concerned,I can say that if to change historical buildings with those modern, most of
the state will lost their originality.