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Test 4: Travel and tourism trends

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A mixed grammar and vocabulary test about how and why people travel today: choose the right word, write missing words and build new words.

Part 1: Multiple-choice gaps

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

  1. More and more travellers are choosing to ___ off the beaten track rather than visit famous landmarks.
    • a) take
    • b) make
    • c) do
    • d) go
  2. In some popular destinations, the number of visitors has ___ what local roads and services can cope with.
    • a) excelled
    • b) exceeded
    • c) extended
    • d) expanded
  3. Low-cost flights have made it possible for many people to travel abroad ___ a regular basis.
    • a) in
    • b) at
    • c) on
    • d) by
  4. Staying with local hosts allows visitors to experience daily life ___ hand.
    • a) first
    • b) direct
    • c) close
    • d) own
  5. ___ the rise in remote working, some people now combine holidays with their jobs.
    • a) Because
    • b) Due to
    • c) Owing
    • d) Thanks
  6. Tourism ___ for almost half of the island's income.
    • a) counts
    • b) amounts
    • c) consists
    • d) accounts
  7. Had the city not limited the number of cruise ships, the old town ___ even more crowded.
    • a) would have become
    • b) will have become
    • c) had become
    • d) has become
  8. Travellers are increasingly ___ of the effect their trips have on local communities.
    • a) careful
    • b) sensitive
    • c) aware
    • d) interested

Part 2: Open gaps

Type one word in each gap.

  1. Fewer people booked package holidays last year ___ in previous years.
  2. The museum has become so popular ___ visitors now have to book a time slot online.
  3. Sofia would ___ travel by train than fly, because she enjoys the scenery.
  4. Many travellers rely ___ online reviews when choosing where to stay.
  5. Visitors are advised to avoid the city in August, ___ is the busiest month of the year.
  6. Not until the 1990s ___ the island start to attract large numbers of visitors.
  7. Ravi has visited fifteen countries, most ___ which he reached by bus or train.
  8. Some villages have struggled to cope ___ the sudden increase in visitors.

Part 3: Word formation

Use the word in CAPITALS at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits the gap. Type one word.

  1. Overcrowding has caused growing ___ among residents of some historic cities. (FRUSTRATE)
  2. The ___ of low-cost flights changed the way young people travel. (INTRODUCE)
  3. Some islands now limit visitor numbers to prevent ___ damage to their coral reefs. (REPAIR)
  4. Digital nomads work ___ while travelling from place to place. (REMOTE)
  5. There is growing ___ that mass tourism needs better management. (RECOGNISE)
  6. Short city breaks have become ___ popular with retired people. (INCREASE)
  7. Many travellers now look for ___ experiences, such as cooking with a local family. (AUTHENTICITY)
  8. Tourist ___ at the island's airport rose by twenty per cent last year. (ARRIVE)

Answer key

Part 1: Multiple-choice gaps

  1. d) goGo off the beaten track means visit places that few tourists know.
  2. b) exceededExceed means go above a limit or amount.
  3. c) onThe fixed phrase is on a regular basis, meaning regularly.
  4. a) firstFirst hand means directly, through your own experience.
  5. b) Due toDue to is followed by a noun. Because, owing and thanks would each need another word (of or to).
  6. d) accountsAccount for means form a particular part of a total.
  7. a) would have becomeHad the city not limited is an inverted third conditional, so the result is would have + past participle.
  8. c) awareAware of means knowing about something. Sensitive and interested take other prepositions (to, in).

Part 2: Open gaps

  1. thanAfter a comparative such as fewer we use than.
  2. thatSo + adjective is followed by that to show the result.
  3. rather / soonerWould rather (or would sooner) + infinitive + than shows a preference.
  4. on / uponRely on (or the more formal rely upon) is the correct preposition.
  5. whichThis relative clause adds information about August after a comma, so we use which.
  6. didAfter not until at the start of a sentence, the auxiliary comes before the subject: did the island start.
  7. ofMost of which refers back to the fifteen countries.
  8. withCope with means deal with a difficult situation.

Part 3: Word formation

  1. frustrationAfter growing we need a noun. The noun from frustrate is frustration.
  2. introductionAfter the we need a noun: introduction.
  3. irreparable / unrepairableThe damage cannot be repaired, so we need a negative adjective. Irreparable is the most common form.
  4. remotelyWe need an adverb after work: remotely, meaning away from an office.
  5. recognitionAfter growing we need a noun. Recognition here means general agreement that something is true.
  6. increasinglyBefore the adjective popular we need an adverb: increasingly, meaning more and more.
  7. authenticBefore the noun experiences we need an adjective: authentic means real and typical of a place.
  8. arrivalsWe need a plural noun as the subject: arrivals are people arriving.

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