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Free Exercises: Cambridge ESOL Exercises

Exam: FCE CAE CPE

Exercise: Multiple Choice Cloze Open Cloze Word Formation Gapped Sentences Keyword Transformation

CAE Mulitlple Choice Cloze: Ecotourism

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet below.

Example

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Many people nowadays are keen to get (0)  it all for a couple of weeks without putting too much of a (1)  on the environment. In terms of maintaining the moral (2)  , the benefits of an ecotourism holiday seem overwhelming. But just how environmentally-friendly can we make (3)  up our tans? And for those who want to go a(n) (4)  further and drastically reduce their environmental impact, how much do we really need to (5)  it? The answer, it seems, is more complicated than you might at first think.

For those who (6)  a bit of luxury in a warm climate, there are countless resorts to choose from, aimed squarely at (7)  rich, time poor Europeans and North Americans. Resorts like Australia's Turtle Beach and Malaysia's Sukai Resort are on (8)  with some of the most luxurious non-eco establishments. But they don't come cheap. A one-week (9)  holiday for two at one of these places can easily set you back two thousand pounds. Plus there's the awkward fact the you still need to (10)  considerable distances in some gas-guzzling (11)  of transport to get there in the first place.

Surprisingly, nearer the other end of the scale, a week of luxury at the UK's priciest and most polluting resort, Gluttonness in Scotland turns out to be more than (12)  for the eco-tourism rainforest options when you factor in the huge carbon footprint that your flight would otherwise create.

Your answers

 

1. A B C D
2. A B C D
3. A B C D
4. A B C D
5. A B C D
6. A B C D
7. A B C D
8. A B C D
9. A B C D
10. A B C D
11. A B C D
12. A B C D