Italy's 30.000 hotels are booked solid every summer.And 13 million people camp out on French beaches,parks and roadsides.Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else.37 million tourists visit yearly,or one tourist for every pers on living in Spai But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle.The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth.And with increased tourism,it's getting worse.The French can't figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St.Tropez.And in many places,swimming is dangerous because of pollution. None ofthis,however,is spo ng anyone's fun.The Mediteranean gets more popular every year with tourists.Obviously,they don't go there for clean water and solitude.They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches.They don't even mind the pollution.No matter how dirty the water is,the coastline still looks beautiful and as long as the sun shines.it's still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin,London,or Oslo 6.The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that A.they want to see historic remains or religious spots B.they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs C.they take picturesn o of famou site D.they wish to escape from the cold,dark and rainy days back at home 7.In paragraph 2,cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam are mentioned A.to show that the e not good cities in terms of geography and climate B.totell us how wealthy their residents are. C.to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty. D.to prove that they have got more tourism than they an handle. 8.According to the passage,which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others? A.Italy B.Spain C france D.Greece 9.The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph3,ie.,"or one tourist for every person living in Spain means A.all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists. B.every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason :sun! The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economy of Mediteranean countries. Italy’s 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain. But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it’s getting worse. The French can’t figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places , swimming is dangerous because of pollution. None of this, however, is spoiling anyone’s fun. The Mediteranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they don’t go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don’t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo. 6. The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that__________. A. they want to see historic remains or religious spots. B. they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs. C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites. D. they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home. 7. In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned __________. A. to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate. B. to tell us how wealthy their residents are. C. to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty. D. to prove that they have got more tourism than they an handle. 8. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others? A. Italy B. Spain C. France D. Greece. 9. The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph3, i.e., “ or one tourist for every person living in Spain” means __________. A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists. B. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that