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READING COMPREHENSION TEST TEXT A Read the article and choose the correct answer A, B, or C. MOVIE TOURISM !Movie tourism" is a growing trend that is boosting economies around the world. A popular destination in recent years has been New Zealand. Cinema-goers worldwide were rst introduced to its spectacular scenery through The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The three parts were lmed in more than one hundred and fty o f t h e m o s t d r a m a t i c l o c a t i o n s i n t h e c o u n t r y, a n d u s e d t h r e e h u n d r e d a n d f t y p u r p o s e b u i l t s e t s . To u r o p e r a t o r s q u i c k l y r e c o g n i s e d t h e m o n e y m a k i n g p o t e n t i a l the lms were a free travel advertisement, with an audience of millions. Now tour companies offer fans the opportunity to visit the lms " locations and absorb the atmosphere. The more recent success of lms such as King Kong, The Last Sa mu r ai , a n d Th e Ch ron i cl e s o f N ar ni a has continued to attr act visitor s to Ne w Zealand from around the world. Other countries have also beneted from movie tourism. Thousands of Harry Po t t e r f an s v i s it B ri ta i n e ve ry yea r to r ide on the tr ain that featur ed in the lm s a n d t o v i s i t L o n d o n " s K i n g C r o s s S t a t i o n a n d E d i n b u r g h C a s t l e . T h e To k y o Hyatt, one of Japan"s most impressive and expensive hotels, has seen an increase i n t h e n u m b e r o f i t s g u e s t s s i n c e t h e b o x o f c e h i t L o s t i n Tr a n s l a t i o n w a s re l e a s e d . In general, movie tourism can be seen as positive. It generates more money and p e o p l e b e c o m e i n t e r e s t e d i n o t h e r c u l t u r e s . H o w e v e r, t h e r e c a n a l s o b e n e g a t i v e aspects. When creating The Lord of the Rings lm sets, producers took great care n o t t o d a m a g e t h e e n v i r o n m e n t o r d i s t u r b l o c a l p e o p l e . Tr e e s a n d p l a n t s t h a t w e r e re m ov e d t o m ak e s pa ce , w ere te mporari ly r e- located, looked after and then re p l a c e d a f t e r l mi ng h a d n i she d . Unfortunately, not all lm makers are always so responsible. Environmentalists a t M a y a B a y o n t h e P h i P h i i s l a n d s o ff T h a i l a n d c l a i m t h a t t h e m a k i n g o f t h e hugely successful lm The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, destroyed an area o f n a t u r a l b e a u t y. T h i s b e a c h i s n o w s u ff e r i n g f r o m e r o s i o n b e c a u s e t h e l m c o m p a n y c h a n ge d its sh a p e to make it l ook wider. In addition, native plant s w er e re m ov e d t o c r eate th e i ma g e o f a per fect, sandy beach. This shows that if m ovi e tourism increases, the movie industry should also accept greater responsibility for its actions.

TEXT A QUESTIONS
1. The article is about _____. A. how movie tourism has improved New Zealand"s economy. B. the effects of movie tourism in different places. C. the advantages of movie tourism. 2. New Zealand became a popular tourist destination because of _____. A. its countryside and landscape. B. its lm stars. C. its growing economy. 3. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was lmed in _____ locations in New Zealand. A. approximately one hundred and fty B. one hundred and fty C. over one hundred and fty 4. _____ was not lmed in New Zealand. A. The Last Samurai B. Lost in Translation C. King Kong 5. Harry Potter fans are attracted to _____. A. The Tokyo Hyatt. B. New Zealand. C. London and Edinburgh. 6. When The Lord of the Rings lm sets were made, the lm company _____. A. destroyed the local environment . B. took care of the environment. C. caused the local people a lot of problems. 7. The lm company who made The Beach changed Maya Beach because _____. A. they thought the beach wasn"t perfect enough. B. it didn"t have any plants. C. it was too wide. 8. In the writer"s opinion, movie tourism is _____. A. a negative industry. B. good because it makes a lot of money for some countries. C. all right as long as lm companies respect the local environment.

TEXT B Read the text and match paragraphs 1-7 with headings A-I (there are two extra headings which you must not use). ICE-CREAM (1) _______________ Next time you lick a smooth, cool ice-cream on a hot summer " s day, stop to think about the minor miracle you " re enjoying. There is more to that texture than meets the eye. It " s really not surprising it took mankind more than 2,000 years to develop it. (2) _______________ Ice-cream ingredients could hardly be simpler: air, water, milk or cream and sugar. But it " s the way they come together that makes ice-cream special. The process is apparently easy: mix the ingredients in appropriate proportions, place it in an icecream container then chill. But that " s where you are wrong. (3) _______________ The human tongue is a very sensitive one crystals any bigger than about a twentieth of a milimetre feel rough and grainy. So turning the paddles of the ice-cream making machine constantly ensures that the ice crystals in the nished product stay small. (4) _______________ The beating action also adds plenty of air and it is the air in ice-cream that makes it light, uffy and soft. Some complain that air in ice-cream is just a way for manufacturers to sell you nothing for something. But it serves a very important function: air stops ice-cream from feeling intolerably cold. (5) _______________ In the freezer, ice-cream has a relatively long life. If you " ve prepared yours at home with natural ingredients, then you probably won " t have to worry about it becoming bad before its expiry date. Most ice-cream produced in Britain is a factory creation destined for long-term refrigeration without any real cream or real anything it " s often made from highly processed vegetable fats. (6) _______________ Industrialised ice-cream represents 95 per cent of global consumption. However, the days of cheap ingredients and chemicals may be coming to an end. Today the tendency is towards increasing sophistication and luxury, using cream rather than vegetable fats and more chocolate and real fruit.

7) _______________ Other manufacturers are looking towards making the low fat/ no-fat alternatives that consumers are demanding. But it is hard to make a fat substitute that tastes the same way real fat does. Even after extensive investigation, it seems it will be a long time before these products come anywhere near the avour, texture and style of good oldfashioned ice-cream.

TEXT B HEADINGS A. The process of making ice-cream is more complicated than the ingredients. B. We can feel ice crystals on the tongue which are invisible to the human eye. C. Ice-cream is not as simple a creation as you might think at rst. D. The fashion is now for more natural ingredients. E. Ice-cream is made to have a long life if properly kept. F. Ice-cream was developed by the British 2,000 years ago. G. Chemicals are necessary to make ice-cream tasty. H. There is no substitute for traditional ice-cream. I. Air in ice-cream makes it a pleasant experience.