Australia, a paradise for many visitors, is known for its natural beauty as well as cultural diversity. Here, rare animal species can be found in well-protected __26__. It also has the largest coral reefs over the Great Barrier Reef __27__ are a great variety of marine animals. In every big city, delicacies from around the world can be easily tasted. In the country, locals will even surprise tourists with the amount of livestock they keep. However, as increasing numbers of tourists visit this relatively virgin land, it seems really challenging to maintain its purity and __28__.    For example, along the coastline of Gold Coast are hotels soaring high. On weekends, trash and beer bottles can be found left after parties, which __29__ the water as well as the beach, which is one of the cleanest of the world. In national parks, tourists are not allowed to take photos of koalas with flash __30__ they scare these timid animals. If not __31__, tourists will eat, drink, and talk loudly inside the world-famous Sydney Opera House. Even the sculpture of Captain Cook, __32__ the first English captain arriving in Australia, has been terribly scrabbled and drawn by tourists. The condition __33__ in small churches, which are supposed to be a peaceful place, as more and more cell-phone rings and loud talks spoil the serenity of these sacred places.   Needless to say, tourism brings in fortunes to this country, but somehow it also __34__ its natural and cultural treasures. While some gladly join the rising trend of tourism and immigration, others struggle to restore peace in this virgin land.
【題組】26.
(A) consumptions
(B) reservations
(C) preservations
(D) privilege