NEW DELHI, India(AP)___ India is fast becoming a top destination for tourists thanks to a forceful campaign to push the country’s Himalayan spas(矿泉名胜) and beaches，officials say.

Tourism officials have been crisscrossing the globe as part of the government’ s “Incredible India” campaign launched in 2003.And the results are beginning to show. Tourists traveling to India have jumped by nearly 26 percent from last year and the number is expected to cross 3 million this year, said Amitabh Kant, chairman of the India Tourism Development Corp “Foreign exchange earnings, too, have shown a nearly 40 percent rise this year.” Kant told the Associated Press.

India’s earnings from tourism were 4.3 billion dollars between January and November 2004,conpared to 3.1 billion dollars for the same period of 2003.

“Tourist figures are looking up, especially after the way the travel magazines are praising India,” Renuka Choudhury, India’s tourism minister, told reporters just before leaving for Spain and Italy to push the “Incredible India” campaign.

Conde Nast Traveler ranked India sixth among the world’s top 10 destinations in its annual readers’ traveler awards. India won top points for its cultural diversity, hospitality and good value for money.

Lonely Planet Online, the Website of the guidebook series, described India as among the top five international holiday destinations along with Tailand, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.

The “Incredible India” campaign focuses on the country’s scores of small, largely unexplored tourist spots, as well as India’s traditional healing arts. However, Choudhury noted at least 22 airports are being upgraded, with better signs, modern toilets lounges and duty free shops. A tourist police force has been set up at airports, railway and bus terminals.

1) Tourism officials have been crisscrossing the globe to ______________.

A) learn from resorts           B) strengthen communication

C) draw tourists to India        D) enjoy the scenery

2) It can be learned that ____________________________.

A) Kant is satisfied with the trend of tourism

B) Kant worries about the future of India’s tourism

C) Choudhury doesn’t the situations of tourism will improve

D) Choudhury thinks India should make full preparations for the crisis of tourists

3) Which of the following may NOT belong to the advantages of India?

A) Hospitality                     B) Cultural diversity

C) Good value for money            D) Natural scenery

4) The last paragraph mainly tells us ______________________.

A) there are five international holiday destinations worthy of a visit

B) India is worthy of a visit but has some shortcomings

C) why people want to travel in India

D) the “Incredible India” campaign came into effect

5) The passage is mainly about _______________________.

A) tourism in India        B) India’s technique

C) the future of India      D) India’s position in people’s mind

NEW DELHI, India （AP）―India is fast becoming a top destination for tourists thanks to a forceful campaign to push the country’s Himalayan spas（矿泉名胜） and beaches, officials say.

Tourism officials have been crisscrossing the globe as part of the government’s “Incredible India” campaign launched in 2003. And the results are beginning to show. Tourists traveling to India have jumped by nearly 26 percent from last year and the number is expected to cross 3 million this year, said Amitabh Kant, chairman of the India Tourism Development Corp.

“Foreign exchange earnings, too, have shown a nearly 40 percent rise this year,” Kant told The Associated Press.

India’s earnings from tourism were $4.3 billion between January and November 2004, compared to $3.1 billion for the same period of 2003.

“Tourist figures are looking up, especially after the way the travel magazines are praising India,” Renuka Choudhury, India’s tourism minister, told reporters just before leaving for Spain and Italy to push the “Incredible India” campaign.

Conde Nast Traveler ranked India sixth among the world’s top 10 destinations in its annual readers’ traveler awards. India won top points for its cultural diversity, hospitality and good value for money.

Lonely Planet Online, the Website of the guidebook series, described India as among the top five international holiday destinations along with Thailand, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.

The “Incredible India” campaign focuses on the country’s scores of small, largely unexplored tourist spots, as well as India’s traditional healing arts. However, Choudhury noted at least 22 airports are being upgraded, with better signs, modern toilets, lounges and duty free shops. A tourist police force has been set up at airports, railway and bus terminals.

62. Tourism officials have been crisscrossing the globe to _______.

A. learn from resorts                B. strengthen communication

C. draw tourists to India           D. enjoy the scenery

63. It can be learned that _______.

A. Kant is satisfied with the trend of tourism

B. Kant worries about the future of India’s tourism

C. Choudhury doesn’t think the situations of tourism will improve

D. Choudhury thinks India should make full preparations for the crisis of tourists

64. Which of the following may NOT belong to the advantages of India?

A. Hospitality.                                 B. Cultural diversity.

C. Good value for money.                 D. Natural scenery.

65. The last paragraph mainly tells us _______.

A. there are five international holiday destinations worthy of a visit

B. India is worth a visit but has some shortcomings

C. why people want to travel in India

D. the “incredible India” campaign came into effect

66. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. tourism in India               B. India’s technique

C. the future of India            D. India’s position in people’s mind