Things To Do On The Island

¡¤Scuba-diving to explore the beautiful coral beneath the

clear offshore waters.

¡¤Sun-bathing and swimming in the naturally occurring lagoons.

¡¤A slow, guided nature walk through the dense forest to come

face to face with the exotic flora and fauna exclusive to

Pulau Gombak.

¡¤Indulge in gourmet dishes at the Gombak Inn where all the dishes are prepared by chefs

from Italy, France and Turkey.

¡¤For the young at heart, there is the Gombak Fire Disco where you can dance to your

heart¡¯s content for free!

So Come Join Us Now!

Go to your nearest Singa Tour Agency and sign up for one of the following tour packages:

¡¡ Individual Package: $600 £¨3 days and 2 nights, inclusive of ferry trip to the island, 1 buffet dinner

meal at the Gombak Inn and a one-time rental of scuba-diving equipment£©

Family Package £¨for 4 or less members£©: $1,000 £¨4 days and 3 nights, inclusive of ferry trip to

the island, 1 breakfast meal at the Gombak Inn and 1 half-hour guided nature walk in the forest£©

For a short promotional period only, we are giving the 5,000th person who signs up with us

before 13th November $50,000 in cash! So Hurry!

69£®People can enjoy the holiday by doing various things on the island except _____.

A£®swimming in the naturally occurring lagoons

B£®walking through the dense forest

C£®exploring the coral beneath the clear waters

D£®cooking fresh seafood on the beach

70£® How much does the Individual Package cost?

A£®$600£® B£®$500£® C£®$250£® D£®$1,000.

71£® How can one win the $50,000 cash prize?

A£®Sign up with Singa Tour Agency immediately.

B£®One must sign either for the Individual Package or the Family Package.

C£®If one is the 5,000th person to sign up with Singa Tour Agency before 13th November.

D£®If one wants to spend a relaxing holiday at Pulau Gombak.

£¨C£©

Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000, about 750,000 Indians, 300,000 Clioers, 30,000 Chinese and 20,000 Whites includeD£®They are living together peacefully.

The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar terrains£¨µØÐΣ©.In the centre there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90 percent of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.

There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered by Britain in 1810.

Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968.In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity£¨·±ÈÙ£©has shown itself in this island country.

72£®The underlined words "abandoned it" in third paragraph means____.

A£®took its place B£®gave it up C£®left for it D£®held it out

73£®The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be _____

A£®seized by the French B£®declared its independence

C£®ruled by the Dutch D£®conquered by the British

A£®b, a, c, d B£®a, c, d, b C£®d, c, a, D£®c, a, d, bª¤

74£®According to the passage all of the following statements are true except_____ª¤

A£®arable land covers 90 percent of the country's total area

B£®it was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty

C£®more than half of Mauritius population are Indians

D£®Britain ruled the island longer than French and Hollandª¤

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If your idea of a good time is to sleep in a hut, carry your own rubbish, and eat insects and wild animals, then ecotourism may be just for you. But is it also for people who want to fly over a rainforest sky before checking into a comfortable and expensive hotel in the middle of a national park? Whatever ecotourism is, it is hot--perhaps too hot for its own good.

The World Tourism Organization claims that the industry looked after 592 million travelers last year who spent $423 billion, and of all the types of tourism, ecotourism seems to be the fastest growing. By the broadest measure -- a trip with some sort of nature or wilderness element -- ecotourism already accounts for perhaps a third of these travllers. On a stricter definition favoured by the Ecotourism Society, it is "responsible travel that preserves natural environments and keeps up the well-being of local people," which accounts for no more than 5% of tourism.

Ideally, ecotourism helps both people and nature. Before the disastrous civil war, Rwanda's Mountain Gorilla £¨´óÐÉÐÉ£©Project was one such model. Visits to the gorillas were limited, local guides ensured good behavior or on the part of the humans, and the high admission charge -- $170 a day -- paid for salaries and presentation of the gorillas' living areas. As this made the gorillas worth more alive than dead, poaching £¨ÍµÁÔ£©decreased£®As another example, preservation Cooperation, Africa's largest ecotour operator, uses only local labor, buys products from local farmers, and supports building projects: such as clinics and schools. This contribution to social advance is also good business sense: Projects from which local people benefit directly are less likely to be affected by poaching and theft.

Ecotourism's biggest problem is labeling: Going on an ecotour is no guarantee of good ecology. So far, only Australia has an official system to grade tour operators and tourist attractions on the basis of their "greenness". Another issue is how ecotourists damage the environment. Dolphin-feeding, for instance, is innocent and enjoyable, but after too many free meals, the dolphins forget how to catch their own dinners.

Keeping prices high is one way to limit enthusiasm. But measuring the effect of ecotourism on human environments is trickier. It is common, for villagers to see ecotourism as a source of new income. 'Hence, the very tourists who venture in search of traditional cultures end up breaking them up. As ecotourism becomes more popular, it will finally threaten the very things that are good for business.

75£®According to the passage, ecotourism may _____ .

A£®harm its own purpose by becoming too popular

B£®save the environment by becoming more popular

C£®harm its own purpose by becoming less popular

D£®save the environment by becoming less popular

76£®Within the tourism industry as a whole, ecotourism _____.

A£®has no single, clear definition that would satisfy everybody

B£®has expanded less rapidly than other types of tourism

C£®claims that no comfortable hotels should be used by tourists

D£®most often has a negative effect on local culture

77£®Rwanda's Mountain Gorilla Project is a good example because _____.

A£®tourists were free to visit the gorillas whenever they wanted to

B£®local people's attitudes toward animals were not affected

C£®the gorillas were protected from both tourists and local people

D£®the gorillas' living area was modernized because of the high admission

78£®_____ most directly benefits the local community.

A£®Rwanda's Mountain Gorilla Project

B£®Preservation Corporation

C£®Australia's grading system

D£®Dolphin-feeding

79£®According to the passage, ecotourism is likely to lead to _____.

A£®damage to the environment by wild animals

B£®harming the local people's business sense

C£®more poaching from protected areas

D£®changes in traditional local cultures

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Dirctions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.