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CAMBRIDGE IELTS 10 – TEST 2 – PASSAGE 3
MUSEUMS OF FINE ART AND THEIR PUBLIC
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CAMBRIDGE IELTS 10 READING – TEST 3 –
ANSWERS
THE CONTEXT, MEANING AND SCOPE OF TOURISM
QUESTIONS 1-4: READING PASSAGE HAS FIVE PARAGRAPHS,
A-
E
.
1.PARAGRAPH B:
In this paragraph, the history of the development of the industry began during the industrial
revolution with “the advent of mass tourism… in England”. The author then indicates that th
e creation of the commercial airline industry and the development of the jet aircraft signalled the
rapid growth of international travel, which led to “the development of a major new industry: tourism”.
So, the main idea of paragraph B is how mass tourism developed.
=>ANSWER: ii (The development of mass tourism)
2.PARAGRAPH C:
The first sentence of paragraph C is also the main idea of this paragraph: “Tourism today has
grown significantly in both economic and social importance”. The writer provides many
examples
and facts to demonstrate that tourism is the world‟s leading industrial contributor, followed by
a conclusion: “tourism has a profound impact both on the world economy and, because of the
educative effect of travel and the effects on employment, on society itself.” So, this
paragraph emphasizes the importance of tourism in terms of economy and society.
– significance=importance
=>ANSWER: i (Economic and social significance of tourism)
3.PARAGRAPH D:
The first sentence of paragraph D is also its main idea. “The major problems of the travel an
d
tourism industry that have hidden, or obscured, its economic impact are the diversity a
nd fragmentation of the industry itself “. This means that there is a difficulty in recognising the effects
of tourism on economy, because it is diverse and fragmented, unlike industrial factories for example.
– difficulty in recognising=hidden or obscured
– effect=impact
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=>ANSWER: v: Difficulty in recognising the economic effects of tourism
4.PARAGRAPH E:
In paragraph E, the author argues that “travel and tourism have become an institutionalised way
of life for most of the population…Tourism has become the largest commodity in international
trade for many nations…”This means that travel and tourism have a profound impact on many
countries around the world.
– world=international
=>ANSWER: vii: The world impact of tourism
QUESTIONS 5-10: DO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AGREE
WITH THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN READING PASSAGE 1 ?
5.THE LARGEST EMPLOYMENT FIGURES IN THE WORLD ARE FOUND
IN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY.
Keywords: largest figures, employment, tourism.
In paragraph C, the author indicates that: “The travel and tourism industry is the world‟s largest
employer with almost 130 million jobs, or almost 7 per cent of all employees.” So, the statement is
TRUE.
=>ANSWER: TRUE
6.TOURISM CONTRIBUTES OVER SIX PER CENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT.
Keywords: tourism, 6 per cent, Australian gross national product.
The information about Australian tourism or the Australian gross national product
is NOT
mentioned in the passage. Even the word „Australia‟ does not appear in the passage. So, the
statement is NOT GIVEN.
=>ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
7.TOURISM HAS A SOCIAL IMPACT BECAUSE IT PROMOTES
RECREATION.
Keywords: social impact, recreation
The social impact of tourism is mentioned in paragraph C. However, in this paragraph, wheth
er tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation or not is not specified. So, the statement
is NOT GIVEN.
=>ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
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8.TWO MAIN FEATURES OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTR
Y MAKE ITS ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN.
Keywords: two features, economic significance, difficult.
At the beginning of paragraph D, the author argues that “The major problems of the travel an
d
tourism industry that have hidden, or obscured, its economic impact are the diversity a
nd fragmentation of the industry itself”. So, two features of the travel and tourism industry which
are the diversity and fragmentation have hidden its economic impact. The statement is TRUE.
– economic significance=economic impact
– hide/obscure=make…difficult to ascertain
=>ANSWER: TRUE
9. VISITOR SPENDING IS ALWAYS GREATER THAN THE SPENDING OF
RESIDENTS IN TOURIST AREAS.
Keywords: visitor spending, greater, resident spending.
There is no specific information about either visitor spending or resident spending in the text. So, the
statement is NOT GIVEN
=>ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
10. IT IS EASY TO SHOW STATISTICALLY HOW TOURISM AFFECTS
INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIES.
Keywords: easy, statistically, affect economies.
At the end of paragraph E, “However, because of problems of definition, which directly affect
statistical measurement, it is not possible with any
degree of certainty to provide precise, valid or reliable data about the extent of world-
wide tourism participation or its economic impact.” This means that it is not easy to show
statistically how tourism affects individual economies because of problems of definition. So, the
statement is FALSE.
– show statistically=provide precise, valid or reliable data
=>ANSWER: FALSE
QUESTIONS 11-13: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW.
11. IN GREECE, TOURISM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT…
Keywords: Greece, most important
Greece is mentioned in the last paragraph: “For example, tourism is the major source of income in
Bermuda, Greece…”
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– the most important=major
=>ANSWER: source of income
12. THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN JAMAICA IS THE
MAJOR…
Keywords: Jamaica, the major
In the last paragraph, “the travel and tourism industry is the number one ranked employer in the
Bahamas, Brazil…Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Singapore…”
– major=number one ranked
=>ANSWER: employer
13.
THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MEASURING INTERNATION
AL TOURISM ARE OFTEN REFLECTED IN THE MEASUREMENT
OF…
Keywords: problems, measurement of
In the last paragraph, “However, because of problems of definition, which directly affect statistical
measurement, it is not possible with any degree of certainty to provide precise, valid or reliable data
about the extent of world-wide tourism participation or its economic impact. In many
cases, similar difficulties arise when attempts are made to measure domestic tourism.”
– problem=difficulty
=>ANSWER: domestic tourism
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