Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, orD to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25.
Climate scientists from the University of Sydney in Australia say tourism causes over 8 per cent of greenhouse gasses. They also say that this figure will continue to increase because the tourism industry is growing. Their study looked at the carbon footprint of many different areas of tourism. It studied the CO2 emissions from transport, events, hotels, restaurants and shopping. It even researched the carbon emissions from producing souvenirs. The researchers spent 18 months conducting the research. They included the tourist activities of 189 countries. Researcher Dr Arunima Malik said her team analysed the impact on the environment of over one million businesses involved in tourism.
The researchers said domestic travel was a bigger cause of CO2 emissions than international or business travel. Air travel was the largest part of tourism's footprint. The researchers said flying would continue to increase global emissions as more people in the world become richer. The countries causing the most harm were the biggest and richest nations. The USA, China, India and Germany had the largest tourism carbon footprints. Their carbon emissions will continue to increase as more of their citizens travel. The researchers encouraged holidaymakers and travelers to try and reduce their carbon footprint when on vacation so their travel causes less harm to the planet.
(breakingnewsenglish.com/environment)
21. What is growing that will cause greenhouse gasses to increase?
A. tourism B. the climate
C. travel to Australia D. the size of airplanes
22. How long did the research take?
A. a year and 8 months B. a year and a half
C. a year and 5 months D. 1.8 years
23. The underlined word "They" in the first paragraph refers to.
A. emissions B. souvenirs C. researchers D. months
24. What did researchers encourage people to do?
A. stay at home B. travel by bicycle
C. go to poorer countries D. reduce their carbon footprint
25. What do researchers want less harm done to?
A. the earth B. airplanes C. tourism D. their research
Climate scientists from the University of Sydney in Australia say tourism causes over 8 per cent of greenhouse gasses. They also say that this figure will continue to increase because the tourism industry is growing. Their study looked at the carbon footprint of many different areas of tourism. It studied the CO2 emissions from transport, events, hotels, restaurants and shopping. It even researched the carbon emissions from producing souvenirs. The researchers spent 18 months conducting the research. They included the tourist activities of 189 countries. Researcher Dr Arunima Malik said her team analysed the impact on the environment of over one million businesses involved in tourism.
The researchers said domestic travel was a bigger cause of CO2 emissions than international or business travel. Air travel was the largest part of tourism's footprint. The researchers said flying would continue to increase global emissions as more people in the world become richer. The countries causing the most harm were the biggest and richest nations. The USA, China, India and Germany had the largest tourism carbon footprints. Their carbon emissions will continue to increase as more of their citizens travel. The researchers encouraged holidaymakers and travelers to try and reduce their carbon footprint when on vacation so their travel causes less harm to the planet.
(breakingnewsenglish.com/environment)
21. What is growing that will cause greenhouse gasses to increase?
A. tourism B. the climate
C. travel to Australia D. the size of airplanes
22. How long did the research take?
A. a year and 8 months B. a year and a half
C. a year and 5 months D. 1.8 years
23. The underlined word "They" in the first paragraph refers to.
A. emissions B. souvenirs C. researchers D. months
24. What did researchers encourage people to do?
A. stay at home B. travel by bicycle
C. go to poorer countries D. reduce their carbon footprint
25. What do researchers want less harm done to?
A. the earth B. airplanes C. tourism D. their research