填空题 Tourism was one of the fastest growing social and economic phenomena of the last century, and there is no sign of slowdown in the (47) century. The number of tourists will continue to increase, and they will come from wider socio-economic groups and a wider geographic spread than at (48) .
(49) leisure time, cheaper travel and rising curiosity about other lands (50) a bright future for the tourism industry. For developing countries, tourism offers the (51) of economic stability and a better future for their citizens.
Compared (52) other industries, tourism is thought of as a "smokeless industry". Its positive impacts are self-evident. To begin with, the economic effects of tourism can be (53) into four groups: the effects on income, on employment, on investment, and development. The evidence can be summarized in this way: (54) tourism to an area increases, rapid success and expansion may lead to yet more investment in both tourism and other industries in that area.
(55) from its economic effects, tourism is also valuable in personal and social aspects because it satisfies the objectives of direct contact between people. Last but (56) least, the greatest social value of tourism lies in cross-cultural exchange.

• A) categorizedI) not
• B) promiseJ) current
• C) now K) bring
• D) if L) hope
• E) more M) present
• F) at N) sort
• G) with O) apart
• H) besides