Grammar: Open Gap Fill - 2024 őszi

In a world-first initiative, visitors to Palau will be offered exclusive experiences (0) ______ on how they treat the environment and culture, rather (16) ______ on how much they spend. Despite being home to fewer than 20,000 residents, the Republic of Palau is making a massive impact to preserve the planet. Not only (17) ______ the country adopt the world's first anti-nuclear constitution in 1979, but it also implemented the Palau Pledge in December 2017, (18) ______ requires international visitors to sign a pledge stamp in their passports that promises the children of Palau that they will "tread lightly" and "preserve and protect" the islands of Palau. The idea for the Palau Pledge came about in 2015, (19) ______ which time tourism had reached 150,000 visitors annually, many of (20) ______ didn't understand how important sustainability was to residents. While Palauan culture values hospitality and treats visitors (21) ______ respect, locals could see how under-educated visitors were harming their environment. To combat this, Palau needed a way to educate travellers and (22) ______ them earn the privilege of being a friend. Resident Laura Clarke and Palauan Jennifer Koskelin-Gibbons launched a new programme called Ol'au Palau in 2020, which offers points to those who treat the island nation gently and respectfully by making sustainable decisions, (23) ______ as using environmentally-friendly sunscreen and eating locally produced food. It also promises new experiences that may once have (24) ______ rare for tourists to partake in, e.g. taking an unmarked hike or sharing a meal with locals and elders.