Tourism and Local Communities

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Question formats

Cloze (dropdown)

How to approach this practice

Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: A mountain village has become a popular destination after appearing in a television programme. Tourism has brought jobs to the village. 1___, it has also put pressure 2___ housing. The debate begins with these two effects because neither describes the whole experience of local people.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. However
   2. Although
   3. Despite
   4. In spite

   Choices for blank 2

   1. on
   2. with
   3. to
   4. at
   Check answers and explanations

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   However

   Blank 2

   on

   However links independent statements; pressure on identifies the affected resource.

2. Question 2 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: The people who live in the village do not all experience the increase in visitors in the same way. Residents are divided 1___ whether to limit visitor numbers. Some depend 2___ tourism for their income. A solution has to acknowledge both a livelihood and the pressures that accompany it.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. over
   2. into
   3. of
   4. at

   Choices for blank 2

   1. with
   2. on
   3. to
   4. at
   Check answers and explanations

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   over

   Blank 2

   on

   Divided over describes disagreement; depend on identifies the income source.

3. Question 3 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Busy weekends now bring more visitors than the narrow streets and small car parks can comfortably hold. The council is considering 1___ a booking system in order 2___ overcrowding. The system would spread visits across the day instead of allowing everyone to arrive at once.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. introduced
   2. to introduce
   3. introducing
   4. introduce

   Choices for blank 2

   1. to reduce
   2. reduce
   3. reduced
   4. reducing
   Check answers and explanations

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   introducing

   Blank 2

   to reduce

   Consider takes an ing form; in order to takes a base verb.

4. Question 4 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: For businesses that rely on passing visitors, a restriction could affect the busiest part of the year. The proposal has met 1___ resistance from shop owners, who fear a 2___ in sales. Their concerns need to be examined rather than dismissed merely because other residents welcome the idea.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. with
   2. to
   3. at
   4. of

   Choices for blank 2

   1. reduction
   2. reducing
   3. reduced
   4. reduce
   Check answers and explanations

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   with

   Blank 2

   reduction

   Meet with resistance is the phrase; a requires a noun.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Supporters accept that the proposal involves costs, but they also question what will happen without a change. 1___ these objections, supporters argue that uncontrolled growth is not 2___. They argue that a place can become less attractive when its popularity damages the experience of being there.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. Although
   2. Even though
   3. Because
   4. Despite

   Choices for blank 2

   1. sustainable
   2. sustainability
   3. sustain
   4. sustainably
   Check answers and explanations

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   Despite

   Blank 2

   sustainable

   Despite takes a noun phrase; sustainable is the adjective after is not.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Both sides say they want the village to remain a place where people can live and work. The aim is to strike a 1___ between visitor access and residents' needs, rather 2___ close the village to outsiders. The discussion concerns a manageable relationship with tourism, not a simple choice between all visitors and none.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. balancing
   2. balances
   3. balanced
   4. balance

   Choices for blank 2

   1. to
   2. than
   3. from
   4. as
   Check answers and explanations

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   balance

   Blank 2

   than

   Strike a balance is fixed; rather than introduces the alternative.

7. Question 7 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: The council wants evidence about the effects of the proposal before treating it as a lasting solution. If the scheme 1___ introduced, its impact will be assessed 2___ a year. A review period would allow the village to compare expectations with what actually happened.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. is
   2. be
   3. will be
   4. were

   Choices for blank 2

   1. until
   2. since
   3. after
   4. during
   Check answers and explanations

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   is

   Blank 2

   after

   A future if-clause uses present passive is; after a year sets the assessment time.

8. Question 8 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Before deciding, the council invited written comments from residents, workers and local businesses. The council has promised to take all responses into 1___ before reaching a final 2___. The final explanation should show how those different experiences influenced the arrangement that was chosen.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. count
   2. number
   3. account
   4. amount

   Choices for blank 2

   1. decisive
   2. deciding
   3. decide
   4. decision
   Check answers and explanations

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   account

   Blank 2

   decision

   Take into account and reach a decision are standard collocations.

What to review next

Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

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