5. Read the text and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to the questions 1-3. Bali revisited

Back in the 1980s when I went to Bali, I thought it was a wonderful place to visit. I returned recently and found that you can still find some places where that magic has survived, but first you have to work hard to get past the busloads of tourists and the shops.

The guided tours are quite interesting, but you’ll find yourself in a queue with all the other tourists waiting to look at the same temples and monkey park. I wanted to see things from ordinary Balinese life - the shops, markets, a wedding and so on - and the best way to do that was to hire a taxi for the day. My taxi driver took me to a wedding, which was a wonderful show of Balinese culture, and then we went on to the paddy fields where the latest crop of rice was being collected.

Kuta is the island’s leading resort for surfing. It’s a noisy, dirty town filled with tourists who come to shop and party late into the night, but the sea is perfect for surfers. If you want a more relaxing time, stay on the other side of the island in Sanur, where it’s less developed and much more peaceful. Hotels are cheaper and you can easily travel to other parts of the island.

Souvenirs are not difficult to find, and the shops all sell the same kind of items such as batik

T-shirts, hats and wood carvings. In fact, you can buy most of these things at the airport if that’s what you want, and then you don’t have to carry them around with you. The antique shops, on the other hand, have interesting things like magnificent old tea sets that are really worth buying.

At the end of my return to Bali, I decided that parts of it were still very beautiful and I quite enjoyed myself. So, if you have time, stay in Bali for a few days, but make sure you explore some of the other islands for the rest of your trip.

1. What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A give information about Bali

B tell people about Bali in the 1980s

C complain about the behaviour of tourists in Bali

D warn people not to visit Bali

2. Why would somebody read the text?

A to learn about the history of Bali

B to find out which temples to visit

C to find out about Balinese weddings and funerals

D to learn what to do and where to go in Bali

3. What is worth doing according to the writer?

A going on a guided tour

B getting a taxi for a day

C visiting the monkey park

D seeing the temples

Вариант 2

1. Read the text. Use the words in capitals on the right to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Mind the correct grammar form.

FINLAND

Finland has many (1)......... places to visit, including Saimaa, an area full of lakes and islands. Saimaa is an area of amazing (2)......... beauty and around 350,000 people visit the area each summer. Many people spend their holiday canoeing along the (3)......... lakes, enjoying the water, the forests, and the wide (4)......... of local animal and plant life. There are six towns around Saimaa and the local people are very (5)........... However, you can spend days on the water without meeting a single person, so a good map is very (6).......... The wonderful area (7)......... gives great pleasure for (8)..........

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