Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
In the nineteenth century railways were built from the big industrial cities like Leeds and Manchester to seaside towns like Blackpool and Scarborough. For the first time, ordinary working people could visit the seaside. They used to take day trips on Sundays and special days like Bank holidays. Traditionally, people sat in deckchairs on the beach, swam in the sea, and ate fish and chips. Children could watch Punch and Judy shows, build sandcastles and ride donkeys on the beach. In the 1950s, the first package holidays were launched.
Throughout the 60s and 70s, the British increasingly began to abandon the traditional seaside holiday in favour of sunshine and warmer seas in countries like Spain and Greece. Caravan and camping holidays also became popular in the 60s and 70s as car ownership increased. In the 1990s, budget airlines like easyJet slashed the cost of air tickets to many European destinations. Long-haul flights also came down in price, so holidays to exotic destinations in Australia and Asia became affordable to ordinary families. A growing number of people began to book their own flights and accommodation, and as a result, the package holiday market declined.
The holiday habits of the British continued to change into the new millennium. The internet changed the way people booked holidays by allowing them to find the best deals online. City breaks grew in popularity and many families were able to afford a second foreign holiday-often a winter skiing holiday. However, the travel industry has suffered a serious setback in recent years because people are more aware that flying causes serious damage to the environment. More people are choosing not to fly nowadays, and many airlines are struggling to survive in the new economic climate.
(Adapted from Aim High by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies)
