ADifferentGuidedTour KEY

EXAM
PEvAU Practice Examination
A Different Guided Tour

1 Guided tours are not a new phenomenon. In every major tourist city, you can spot groups of
2 sightseers following a guide, who carries a colourful umbrella or wears an easily visible hat to
3 ensure that no one becomes lost. They see the highlights of the city, all happily taking the same
4 photos and eating at the same restaurants.
5 Of course, such tours are popular because most people want to see the same iconic sights and
6 take photographs of themselves there. However, a new type of tour company is springing up,
7 since some people want to discover hidden secrets rather than famous landmarks. These new
8 tours are often run by locals who talk about why they consider the city to be their home.
9 Here are two examples of the kinds of tours on offer. Most people who visit Iceland want to
10 see the geysers, black sand beaches and waterfalls. As an alternative, one company is offering
11 tours of the capital Reykjavik which focus on the economic crash in 2008 that led to all three of
12 the country’s main banks going bankrupt. It is a fascinating tour, not only for those with an
13 interest in finance, but for anyone who wants to find out about the country and its people. The
14 tour is free for children, but probably not very interesting for them.
15 In Prague, you can book a tour of some of the city’s less visited spots, all of which are led by
16 people who have, at one time or another, been homeless. As they guide their small groups
around
17 the city, they tell their own stories as well as point out interesting places unknown to most
18 visitors.
19 While such tours are popular, they do not attract sufficient numbers of tourists to transform
20 the areas they visit into overcrowded tourist sights. Instead, the visitors blend into the
21 neighbourhoods they visit and perhaps receive a better and more realistic understanding of the
22 city they are visiting.
I* COMPREHENSION (4 points)
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C OR D). (0.5 points each)
1. What does the writer NOT say about guided tours?
(a) They can be found all over the (c) It’s easy for tourists to get lost on
world. them.
(b) They have been around for some (d) The guides look similar wherever
time. you are.
2. Why are new types of tours starting?

(a) Traditional guided tours are (c) Traditional tour guides aren’t very
becoming less popular. good at their job.
(b) Some people prefer to stay away (d) Famous tourist sights are becoming
from the main tourist sights. too crowded for tour groups.
1/2
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE
PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
(0.5 points each)
3. For the majority of tourists, a traditional guided tour goes to the places they want
to see.
4. The “crash tour” won’t be of interest to people uninterested in finance.
5. If you take the tour in Prague, you can be sure that you will be led by someone who is
currently homeless.
6. The writer is worried about the effect the new type of tours may have on
the neighbourhoods they visit.
7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

7.1 ONE SYNONYM FOR “see” (verb).
7.2 ONE SYNONYM FOR “enough” (adjective).
8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

8.1 ONE WORD MEANING “major points of interest” (noun).
8.2 ONE WORD MEANING “direct someone’s attention to” (phrasal verb).
II* USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each)

9. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT WORD:
9.1 We walked _______ (preposition) for hours in the cold.
9.2 I’m tired ____ (preposition) waiting in this long queue.
10. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

10.1 You ________ gone there alone. That wasn’t a wise decision.
should have / shouldn’t have / must have / couldn’t have
10.2 This hotel is ____ expensive for me to stay in.
too / such / enough / more
11. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS

INDICATED:
There’s a possibility they went home.
They might …
12. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE.

If I could choose a travel destination, … .
13. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:

Millions of tourists visit our country every year.
14. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS.

Our plane was delayed for over two hours.
III* WRITING (3 points)

15. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC
PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT.
Should the number of tourists visiting the major cities in the world be limited?
Justify your answer.
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PEvAU Practice Examination

A Different Guided Tour

2. Why are new types of tours starting?

7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

II* USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each)

10. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

11. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS

12. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE.

13. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:

14. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS.

III* WRITING (3 points)

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