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  3. The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist desti nation is that it is at the end of the earth. It is to

The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist desti nation is that it is at the end of the earth. It is to

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问题     The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist desti
nation is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient
stop on the way to anywhere else and is much further than a relatively cheap (1)______
half-day’s flight away from the big tourist markets. Chile, therefore has to
fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travelers that it is worth to come (2)______
halfway round the world to visit.
    Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner
of foreign currency, and it has been far more serious than most in promoting (3)______
its image abroad. Relatively stable political within the region, it has benefited (4)______
from the problems suffering in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent (5)______
years has put a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime in (6)______
Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dreamy destination for (7)______
foreigners.
    More than 150,000 people are directly involved in Chile’s tourist sector,
an industry which earns the country more than US $ 950 million each year.
The state-runned National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of (8)______
private companies, are currently running a worldwide campaign, taking part in (9)______
trade fairs and international events to attract visitors to Chile. With the Pacific
on the one side and the Andean mountains on the other, Chile boasts natural (10)______
attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean standards but resorts such as
Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoilt and have a high standard.
(1)
选项
答案further — farther
解析 “further”作“进一步”解，而“farther”才是表示距离上的“更远”的意思；要注意区分两者的意思。
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