Question

Look at the notes below. Then use the information to complete the paragraph by choosing a suitable word or phrase in each space. Do not add any new information. The first one has been done for you as an example.

Galapagos Islands

Visitors to these Pacific Islands – leave – unstamped – mail them – return home – picture post-cards – show up – since 1960s – self perpetuating post office probably set up – to get news from their family, friends – tradition persisted – post office – establish – 1950s – barrel – replace – many times – weather worn plaques remain.

Tradition has it that visitors to these Pacific Islands (a) leave unstamped, addressed postcards and letters in a barrel at Post Office Bay, to await pick up by other tourists who affix postage and (b) __________ when they return home. Picture post-cards (c) __________ in the barrel since the late 1960s, when tourists began visiting the Galapagos Islands. The self- perpetuating post office (d) __________by whalers in the late 1790s as a way to get news to and from friends and family. The tradition persisted even after a post office (e) __________on the island of Floreana in the 1950s. The barrel (f) __________ many times, but weather worn plaques, where sailors long ago and from far away carved their names, remain.

(a) (i) leaving stamped (ii) leaves unstamped (iii) leave unstamped (iv) left unstamped	(b) (i) mail them (ii) mails them (iii) mailed this (iv) mailing these	(c) (i) show up (ii) shown up (iii) are show up (iv) have show up
(d) (i) is setting up (ii) was set up (iii) is set up (iv) has been set up	(e) (i) is established (ii) is being established (iii) was established (iv) has been established	(f) (i) replacing (ii) has been replaced (iii) is replaced (iv) was replaced

Answer 1

Tradition has it that visitors to these Pacific Islands (a) leave unstamped, addressed postcards and letters in a barrel at Post Office Bay, to await pick up by other tourists who affix postage and (b) mail them when they return home. Picture post-cards (c)  have shown up in the barrel since the late 1960s, when tourists began visiting the Galapagos Islands. The self- perpetuating post office (d) was set up by whalers in the late 1790s as a way to get news to and from friends and family. The tradition persisted even after a post office (e) was establishedon the island of Floreana in the 1950s. The barrel (f) has been replacedmany times, but weather worn plaques, where sailors long ago and from far away carved their names, remain.