READING PASSAGE 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading passage 1 on pages 2 and 3.

Cove Cave Resort

Cove Cave Resort is often seen as a form of nature-focused tourism and has developed into a key alternative attraction for visitors. Beyond offering the traditional resort experience, it has been proposed that management at Cove Cave Resort should emphasize best practices in environmental sustainability, incorporate educational and interpretive programs, and contribute both directly and indirectly to the protection of the natural and cultural surroundings.

Cove Cave Resort is a large, ecotourism-oriented resort situated in a remote natural setting. As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, the demand for eco-friendly, tranquil destinations with unique amenities has surged. Cove Cave Resort caters to this growing trend, encompassing approximately 150 hectares of pristine wilderness. The resort is separated from the mainland by a natural barrier, offering visitors a serene escape from the bustling city. Historically, the area was home to indigenous communities, but sadly, many were wiped out by diseases such as tuberculosis, smallpox, and influenza by the late 19th century, and the subsequent destruction of the ship (the Cambus Wallace) because it contained dynamite, caused a large crater in the sandhills on Stradbroke Island. Eventually, the ocean breached the fragile land formation, and Stradbroke split into two separate islands. Cove Cave Resort is established on one of the world’s few naturally occurring sand islands, which supports a wide variety of plant ecosystems and is home to one of the largest remaining areas of the rare livistona rainforest on the Gold Coast. Much of the mangrove and rainforest habitats, as well as the Melaleuca Wetlands on both South Stradbroke Island and in Queensland, were cleared, drained, or filled to make way for residential, industrial, agricultural, and urban development during the early 20th century. By 1939, farmers and graziers abandoned South Stradbroke Island as the vegetation and soil were unsuitable for agricultural pursuits.

Being located on an offshore island, the resort is only accessible by means of water transportation. The resort provides hourly ferry service from the marina on the mainland to and from the island. Within the resort, transport modes include walking trails, bicycle tracks and the beach train. The reception area is the counter of the shop which has not changed in 8 years at least. The accommodation is an octagonal “Bure”.>> Form đăng kí giải đề thi thật IELTS 4 kĩ năng kèm bài giải bộ đề 100 đề PART 2 IELTS SPEAKING quý đang thi (update hàng tuần) từ IELTS TUTOR

These are large rooms that are clean but the equipment is tired and in some cases just working. Our ceiling fan only worked on high speed for example. Beds are hard but clean, there is television, radio, an old air conditioner and a small fridge. These "Bures" are right on top of each other and night noises do carry so be careful what you say and do. The only thing is the mosquitos but if you forget to bring mosquito repellent they sell some on the island.

South Stradbroke Island has a groundwater reserve located at the center of the island, which has a maximum height of 3 meters above sea level. The water supply is recharged by rainfall and is commonly referred to as an unconfined freshwater aquifer. Cove Cave Resort obtains its water supply by tapping into this aquifer and extracting it via a bore system. Some of the problems that have threatened the island’s freshwater supply include pollution, contamination, and over-consumption. To minimize these issues, all laundry activities are carried out on the mainland. The resort considers washing machines as burdensome to the island’s freshwater supply, and the detergents contain high levels of phosphates, which are a major source of water pollution. The resort uses LPG-powered generation rather than a diesel-powered plant for its energy supply, supplemented by a wind turbine, which has reduced greenhouse emissions by 70% compared to diesel-equivalent generation methods. Excess heat recovered from the generator is used to heat the swimming pool. Hot water in the cabins and for some of the resort’s vehicles is solar-powered. Water-efficient fittings are also installed in showers and toilets.

We examined a case study of good management practice and a proactive sustainable tourism stance at an eco-resort. In three years of operation, Cove Cave Resort has won 23 international and national awards, including the 2001 Australian Tourism Award in the 4-Star Accommodation category. The resort has embraced and effectively implemented contemporary environmental management practices. It has been argued that the successful implementation of the principles of sustainability should promote long-term social, economic, and environmental benefits while ensuring and enhancing the prospects of continued viability for the tourism enterprise. Cove Cave Resort does not conform to the characteristics of the Resort Development Spectrum, as proposed by Prideaux (2000). According to Prideaux, the resort should be at least in Phase 3 of the model (the National Tourism Phase), which describes an integrated resort providing 3-4 star hotel-type accommodation. The primary tourist market in Phase 3 of the model consists mainly of interstate visitors. However, the number of interstate and international tourists visiting the resort is small, with the principal visitor markets comprising locals and residents from nearby towns and the Gold Coast region. The carrying capacity of Cove Cave Resort does not seem to be of any concern to the resort management. Given that it is a private commercial ecotourist enterprise, regulating the number of visitors to the resort to minimize damage done to the natural environment on South Stradbroke Island is not a binding constraint. However, the resort’s growth will eventually be constrained by its carrying capacity, and quantity control should be incorporated into the management strategy of the resort.

Questions 1-5

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write your answers in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.

1. The Stradbroke became two islands

   A by intended destruction of the ship of the Cambus Wallace
   B by an explosion of dynamite on a ship and following nature erosion
   C by the movement sandhills on Stradbroke Island
   D by the volcanic eruption on the island>> IELTS TUTOR có hướng dẫn kĩ SỬA BÀI IELTS WRITING TASK 2 ĐỀ THI THẬT NGÀY 22/8/2020 của HS IELTS TUTOR đạt 6.5 Writing

2. Why are laundry activities for the resort carried out on the mainland?

   A In order to obtain its water supply via a bore system
   B In order to preserve the water and anti-pollution
   C In order to save the cost of installing onerous washing machines
   D In order to reduce the level of phosphates in the water around

3. What is the major water supplier in South Stradbroke Island?

   A desalinating the seawater
   B collecting the rainfall
   C transporting from the mainland
   D boring groundwater

4. What is applied for heating water on Couran Cove Island Resort?

   A the LPG-power
   B a diesel-powered plant
   C the wind power
   D the solar-power

5. What does, as the managers of resorts believe, the prospective future focus on

   A more awards for resort’s accommodation
   B sustainable administration and development in the long run
   C Economic and environmental benefits for the tourism enterprise
   D successful implementation of the Resort Development Spectrum

Questions 6-10
Complete the following summary of the paragraphs of Reading Passage.
Using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the Reading Passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 6-10 on your answer sheet.

Being located away from the mainland, tourists can attain the resort only by 6. ........... in a regular service. Within the resort, transports include trails for and the beach train. The on-island walking or tracks for both 7. equipment is old-fashioned which is barely working such as the 8...... overhead. There is television, radio, an old 9. you can buy the repellant for 10... if and a small fridge.

Questions 11-13
Choose THREE correct letters among A-E
Write your answers in boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet.
What is true as to the contemporary situation of Couran Cove Island Resort in the last paragraph?

A. Couran Cove Island Resort goes for more eco-friendly practices
B. the accommodation standard only conforms to the Resort Development Spectrum of Phase 3
C. Couran Cove Island esort should raise the accommodation standard and build more facilities
D. the principal group visiting the resort is international tourists
E. its carrying capacity will restrict the future business' expansion