A. RULES B. IDEAS C. TOOLS D. TEAMSREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND...

28. A. rules

B. ideas

C. tools

D. teams

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Package holidays, covering a two weeks" stay in an attractive location are

increasingly popular, because they offer an inclusive price with few extras. Once you get

to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination.

Excursions, local entertainment, swimming, sunbathing, skiing - you name it - it"s all laid

on for you. There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother anything yourselves. You make

friends and have a good time, but there is very little chance that you will really get to

know the local people. This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost

your entire time travelling. Of course, there are carefully scheduled stops for you to visit

historic buildings and monuments, but you will probably be allowed only a brief stay

overnight in some famous city, with a polite reminder to be up and breakfasted early in

time for the coach next morning. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient, but

time is always at your elbow. There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to

spend your holiday with a group of people you have never met before, may not like and

have no reasonable excuse for getting away from. As against this, it can be argued that

for many people, particularly the lonely or elderly, the feeling of belonging to a group,

although for a short period on holiday, is an added bonus. They can sit safely back in

their seat and watch the world go by.