1. Insert a suitable word in each numbered gap to complete the passage.
Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống.
Thomas Cook (1808 -1892) is widely considered to be the father of modern mass tourism. He organised
the first package (1)____ in history. He arranged for the Midland Counties Railway to charge one
shilling per person for a group of campaigners travelling (2) ____ Leicester to a rally in Loughborough,
eleven miles away. Cook was paid a share of the fares charged to the passengers, as the railway tickets
couldn't (3) ____ issued at his own price. There (4) ____ been railway excursions before, but
this one included entrance to an entertainment held on private grounds, rail tickets, and food during the
train (5) ___ . Cook immediately saw the potential of a convenient ‘off-the-peg’ holiday product in
which everything was (6) ___ in one cost. Afterwards he pioneered (7)________ holidays both in
Britain and on the European continent (where Paris and the Alps were the most popuiar destinations).
He founded the (8) _______ agency Thomas Cook & Son ( popularly nicknamed Cook's Tours), which
became Thomas Cook AG eventually becoming Thomas Cook Group in 2007.
Key - Đáp án:
1. tour/holiday 2. from 3. be 4. had
5. journey 6. included 7. package 8. travel
2. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each blank in the sentences.
Chọn đáp án đúng cho các câu sau.
1. You can learn a lot about fee local by taking to local people.
A. territory B. area C. land D. nation
2. It's good to have someone to ____ you when you are visiting a new place.
A. lead B. take C. guide D. bring
3. When you _____ your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
A. arrive B. reach C. get D. achieve
4. It can be quite busy here during the tourist ________.
A. season B. phase C. period D. stage
5. Make sure you a hotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer.
A. book B. keep C. put D. buy
6. Captain Cook discovered Australia on a _______ to the Pacific.
A. vacation B. travel C. cruise D. voyage
7. Most tourist attractions in London charge an admission _______.
A. fare B. ticket C. fee D. pay
8. The hotel where we are ____ is quite luxurious.