Should we go and see cathedrals, museums and monuments when travelling? I like many things about travelling, but queuing up to buy museum tickets then having your visit ruined by noisy tour groups is not one of them. The things making places special are all around the famous buildings, not inside them.

My recent trip to India is one example. The most interesting part of it was getting to know people - policemen riding elephants or children trying to earn some money by cleaning shoes. It was all so amazing that I didn't need to do any proper sightseeing. I also have fantastic memories of Florence. It was boiling hot and the queue to the art gallery was at least a kilometer long. Instead of joining it, I sat in a shady square and listened to a man singing opera songs to only a few listeners.

One of the best things about travelling is creating memories to bring back. When I got back home from a holiday in Malaysia, I made some of the dishes I'd tasted in the food market Maybe my results weren't as good, but they reminded me of the places and the people I'd met- far better than anything from a souvenir shop

29. What is Josh trying to do in this article?

A. Explain what he likes to do on holiday

Visit

C. Complain about the way tourists behave

destination.

30. In India, Josh enjoyed

A. going round famous buildings

C. getting to know different people

31. The word "proper" is closest in meaning to

A. public

B appropriate

C. wrong

D. spectacular

32. What does the word "it" refer to?

A. Florence

B. the queue

B. Recommend places for tourists to

D. Describe his favorite holiday

B. riding on an elephant

D playing with children

Cart gallery

D. a shady square

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of

the following sentences.

33. I have never been to a Singapore before.

A. This is the first time I have never been to Singapore

B. This is the first time I have been to Singapore

C. This is the first time I have been to Singapore before.

D. This is the first time I went to Singapore

34. The postman left the mails in front of the door.

A. The mails left the postman in front of the door

B. The mails left in front of the door by the postman.

C. The mails were leaving in front of the door by the post man.

D. The mails were left in front of the door by the postman. 35. "How do you go to work, John?" she asked.

A. She asked John how did he go to work.

B. She asked John if he went to work

C. She asked John how he went to work.

36. Emily doesn't live in Rome anymore

A. Emily has lived in Rome.

C. Emily used to living in Rome

D. She asked John to go to work

B. Emily used to live in Rome.

D. Emily has never lived in Rome

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of the

following sentences.

37. Nobody could move the piano. It is too heavy

A. The piano is too heavy that anyone can move it.

B. It is such a heavy piano that everyone can move it.

C. The piano is heavy enough for anyone to move

D. The piano is too heavy for anyone to move

38. Tim packed things up quickly. He wanted to leave the hotel before noon

A. Tim packed things up quickly so that he could leave the hotel before noon.

B. Tim packed things up quickly in order to he wanted to leave the hotel before noon

C Tim packed things up quickly so that he can leave the hotel before noon.

D. Tim packed things up quickly so as to he could leave the hotel before noon.

39. George walked too slowly. He couldn't catch up with other tourists.

A. George walked too slowly to catch up with other tourists

B. George walked slowly enough to catch up with other tourists.

C George walked too slowly that he couldn't catch up with other tourists D. George walked so slowly to catch up with other tourists.

40. He doesn't wear enough warm clothes. Therefore, he has a cold

A. If he had a cold, he wouldn t wear enough warm clothes.

B. If he didn't have a cold, he would wear enough warm clothes.

C If he wore enough warm clothes, he wouldn't have a cold.

D. If he didn't wear enough warm clothes, he would have a cold.