1. Would you expect to find this passage in:
(a) a newspaper
(b) an advertisement
(c) a travel brochure
(d) a book

2. The main point of paragraph 3 is to tell the reader that:
(a) somebody has died from an overdose in reality
(b) people survive fairly well in Bali
(c) everything is not as it seems in Bali
(d) Bali is developing rapidly

3. How would you describe the writer's attitude towards Bali?
(a) admiring
(b) critical
(c) subjective
(d) objective

4. The main point of paragraph 5 is to:
(a) describe the earthly paradise on Bali
(b) describe how Bali has been presented in the past
(c) give some information on Bali's recent history
(d) criticise the inaccurate portrayal of Bali in the recent past

5. Which source does the writer NOT quote from:
(a) Balinese people
(b) academics
(c) writers
(d) newspapers

6. In paragraph 5, "a forgotten medieval community......and all is at peace" is in inverted commas because:
(a) the writer is using direct speech
(b) the words are used in an unusual way
(c) the words quoted are a translation
(d) the writer is quoting from another source

7. The writer includes David's story to emphasize the point that problems are not limited to:
(a) academics
(b) the Balinese
(c) expatriates
(d) drug takers

8. The main point of the passage is to tell the reader that in Bali:
(a) tourism is thriving despite obvious problems
(b) many westerners take drugs
(c) the Balinese are having a hard time
(d) Bali is not the paradise it might appear to be

9. In paragraph 1, 'expelled' is closest in meaning to:
(a) excluded
(b) excused
(c) extracted
(d) extricated

10. In paragraph 2, 'it' refers to:
(a) strong culture
(b) sense of community
(c) heavenly paradise
(d) the modern world

11. In paragraph 1, 'coma' could best be replaced by which of the following?
(a) a state of consciousness
(b) a state of excitement
(c) a bad state
(d) a state of unconsciousness

12. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning to 'exacerbated' in paragraph 4?
(a) improve
(b) worsen
(c) exaggerate
(d) exonerate

13. Which of the following could best replace 'boycotted the island' in paragraph 9?
(a) refusal to go to the island
(b) relocated to the island
(c) reassessed the island
(d) rebelled against

14. In paragraph 8, 'confined to' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a) linked to
(b) related to
(c) restricted to
(d) caused by

15. The word 'thriving' in paragraph 8 is similar in meaning to which of the following:
(a) crowded
(b) lively
(c) threatening
(d) goodtime

16. Which of the following could best replace 'cold comfort' in paragraph 10?
(a) no consolation
(b) no temptation
(c) no consideration
(d) no confinement