Reading - Part 1
Exercise 1: A Hotel Under the Sea
Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word.
You must use a word which is somewhere in the rest of the text.
Want to sleep under the sea? The company Planet Ocean has plans for an exciting underwater hotel,
which they hope to build in locations all over the world. The
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won't be large, with only 12 guest rooms, plus a restaurant. Guests will get to the hotel in a lift
- so no diving or getting wet! The hotel will float 10 meters under the deep
(2),
although it will be attached to the sea bed to prevent it from moving too far. Because it won't be
very
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under the water, the sun will shine down and provide light.
(4)
will get great close-up views of the fish and other sea creatures, which won't be bothered by the
hotel and so won't make any effort to avoid it. The hotel won't be cheap to build, and it won't be
(5)
to stay in. But the designers are especially proud of the fact that it will be environmentally
friendly. It will use electricity, of course, but it will produce its own, and won't disturb ocean
life at all. In fact, the
(6)
hope some sea creatures will build their homes on parts of the building, which will bring real
benefits to the underwater world.