Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Attractive landscape sites, such as sandy beaches, lakes, riversides, and mountain tops and slopes, are often affected by mass tourism. Physical (26) _______ are caused not only by clearing and construction of tourism-related land, but by continuing tourist activities and (27) _______changes in local economies and ecologies.

The development of tourism (28) _______such as accommodation, water supplies, can (29) _______ sand mining, beach and sand dune erosion, soil erosion and extensive paving. In addition, road and airport construction can lead to land degradation and loss of wildlife habitats and deterioration of scenery.

In Yosemite National Park in the United States, for instance, the number of roads and facilities (30) _______ to keep pace with the growing visitor numbers and to supply facilities, infrastructure and parking lots for all these tourists. These actions have caused (31) _______loss in the park and are (32) _______by various forms of pollution including air pollution from automobile emissions. The authorities have reported, "Smog was (33)_______that Yosemite Valley could not be seen from airplanes". This occasional smog is harmful to all species and vegetation inside the park.

Construction of ski resort accommodation and facilities frequently (34) _______clearing forested land. Coastal wetlands are often drained and filled due to lack of more suitable sites for construction of tourism facilities and infrastructure. These activities can cause severe disturbance and erosion of the local (35) _______, even destruction in the long term.

In Yosemite National Park in the United States, for instance, the number of roads and facilities (30) _______ to keep pace with the growing visitor numbers and to supply facilities, infrastructure and parking lots for all these tourists.

A. have increased

B. has increased

C. increase

D. will increase

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Ta dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành để diễn tả sự việc “increase” (tăng) trong quá khứ và giờ vẫn tiếp tục tăng.

The number of ... + V(số ít)

=> the number of roads and facilities has increased to keep pace with the growing visitor numbers and to supply facilities, infrastructure and parking lots for all these tourists.

Tạm dịch: số lượng đường và cơ sở đã tăng lên để theo kịp với số lượng khách truy cập ngày càng tăng và cung cấp cơ sở vật chất, cơ sở hạ tầng và bãi đậu xe cho tất cả những khách du lịch này.

Đáp án cần chọn là: B