Coastal towns such as Bournemouth and Blackpool enjoyed great popularity with families 1) the benefits of sea water bathing and 2) air.However when the airline industry started to offer low 3) flights to sunnier destinations in the 1970s many British people started taking their holidays 4) . This resulted in a lack of investment into seaside resorts and before 5) many of them were no longer the attractive lively places they once were.
However improved water quality cleaner beaches and warmer British summers have all helped to 6) people back to the British seaside . Also many people are now preffering to take shorter 7) and don't want to waste time queueing at airports. 8) to say facilities attractions and the quality of hotels and guesthouses in many resorts have improved dramatically.
There are many reasons why a holiday at the seaside is appealing. You can slowly 9) along the seafront with a bag of fish and chips go windsurfing look for crabs in rock pools or 10) sit in a deckchair and wath the world go 11) . And if the British weather 12) you down you can always go shopping for souvenirs or visit a gallery or museum
1) A looking B searching C seeking D finding
2) A pure B fresh C natural D cool
3) A cost B price C expense D money
4) A away B outside C beyond D abroad
5) A long B time C soon D while
6) A attract B interest C push D persuade
7) A stops B breaks C rests D pauses
8) A useless B Unnecessary C Needless D Unhelpful
9) A skip B stride C stroll D stumble
10) A lately B only C stroll D stumble
11) A along B forward C across D by
12)A lets B makes C puts D sets