Published on: 01 Jan 1970

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In the late 1890s, while traveling as an Itinerant salesperson for the Crown, Cork, and Seal Company. King C. Gillette observed how his corked bottle caps were discarded immediately after opening. Nevertheless, his company turned a healthy profit, and there was Immense business value. Gillette soon came to realize a product that was used only a few times. Gillette had his breakthrough while struggling with a straight-bladed razor – a slow, fiddly, and potentially dangerous instrument that required sharpening regularly. A simple, disposable blade that could be thrown away when it dulled would meet a real need and generate substantial profits, he correctly reasoned. After founding the American Safety Razor Company In 1901. his sales leaped from 168 blades in 1903 to 123.648 blades only a year later.

In many coral-reef areas, tourism is one of the main industries bringing employment, and in many cases, is promoted to provide alternatives to fisheries-based livelihoods and to ensure that local reef resources are conserved. In the Caribbean alone, tours based on scuba-diving have attracted 20 million people in one year. The upgrading of roads and communications associated with the expansion of tourism may also benefit local communities. However, plans for development must be considered carefully. The ability of the poorer members of the community to access the benefits of tourism is far from guaranteed, and requires development guided by social, cultural, and environmental principles. There is growing recognition that sustainability is a key requirement, as encompassed in small-scale Eco-tourism activities, for instance.

Section 1: Questions 1-5

Question (1)

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? Write:

TRUE                        if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE                      if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN             if there is no information on this

1

King C. Gillette was an itinerant salesperson in the late 1890s.

  • A
  • B
  • C
2

Crown, Cork, and Seal Company were owned by King C.Gillette.

  • A
  • B
  • C
3

Gillette discovered something when struggling with the straight-bladed razor.

  • A
  • B
  • C
4

American Safety Razor Company generated profits as soon as it started in 1901.

  • A
  • B
  • C
5

A straight-bladed razor should be sharpened regularly.

  • A
  • B
  • C
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Section 1
Section 2: Questions 6-10

Question (6)

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? Write:

TRUE                        if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE                      if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN             if there is no information on this

6

Tourism is one of the leading industries that bring job opportunities to the coral-reef regions.

  • A
  • B
  • C
7

Caribbean Island depends only on tourism for their economy.

  • A
  • B
  • C
8

Scuba-diving in the Caribbean Islands witnesses more than 20 million tourists in one year.

  • A
  • B
  • C
9

Plans associated with upgrading the roads and communications will not help expand the coral-reef region’s development.

  • A
  • B
  • C
10

In the small-scale ecotourism activities, sustainability is the crucial requirement.

  • A
  • B
  • C
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