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USE OF ENGLISH 2 3 Quickly read the text about Venice. What is the main
problem that Venice is facing as a city?

1 Quickly read the newspaper article about Everest.

exam tip: multiple-choice cloze

• Why did Alyssa fail twice to climb Everest?

• What is the effect of mass tourism on the region? Read the text quickly first to get the general idea before you
try to answer the questions. This will help you to ‘get a feel’
2 Read the vocabulary box. Choose the correct collocations of the text and to choose the correct answers. Then check
each time in the newspaper article. for possible collocations.
Read question 2 in Ex 4. Which verb collocates with the word

explore vocabulary ‘with’ ? Try each of the alternatives to find the correct answer .

collocations (2) 4 Read the exam tip and answer the question. Then read the
Collocations can also be topic-related and this is another text again and choose the best answer, A, B, C or D.
good way to learn them. Here are a few examples. 1 A time B season C group D attraction

global warming, natural disaster, take risks, run into 2 A cope B handle C manage D accept
problems, foreign visitors, huge impact, local environment,
bring in money, provide jobs, do a lot of harm 3 A Enormous B Huge C Large D Mass
4 A win B make C take D work
5 A result B consequence C impact D conclusion
Facing Everest 6 A quality B value C importance D worth
C prevent
7 A give
B produce
D cause
[set as 2 newspaper extracts,
1 the fi rst 2 paragraphs, and 8 A fail B destroy C collapse D finish

2 the fi nal paragraph.]
Crisis in Venice!
In May 2016 at the age of 19, Alyssa Azar became the youngest
Australian to climb Mount Everest. She had run over / run
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into various problems before, caused by a series of natural / Venice, as most people would agree, is one of the most
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normal disasters, but she finally achieved her goal / hope on romantic and attractive cities in the world. And it is still
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possible to have a lovely holiday there, preferably outside
her third trial / attempt. She was always very careful and she the main tourist ! However, residents are fi nding it
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knew that it was no worth / use taking risks / measures. increasingly diffi cult to with the 22 million visitors that
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She and her party were always prepared to turn back at the invade their city every year. tourism has become a
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fi rst opportunity / sign of any problem. serious problem.
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Many other people share Alyssa’s desire to conquer Everest.

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However, major / mass tourism is now bringing / having a While it is true that many local inhabitants actually a
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huge impact on the region and this may eventually create / living from tourism, it cannot be denied that the number
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cause severe damage to the ecology of the mountain. The of visitors is having a negative on the city. Both the
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area simply can’t cope / handle with 100,000 walkers of life of the residents and the buildings themselves
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and climbers every year. Perhaps people will have to think are suffering. The giant cruise ships entering the lagoon

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12 twice / before about following that ambition to climb the make the water rush through the canals and damage
world’s highest mountain? to the buildings. If this continues, there is a real danger
that Venice at some point will into the sea! This must
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not be allowed to happen, at all costs!

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