Read the passage and fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable wordgiúp mik nhaaa ----- Nội dung dịch tự động từ ảnh ----- III. Read the passage and fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces provided. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1.2p) Seaside Holidays in Britain British families started (0) going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The (1) of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a good place for patients to cure their illness, and doctors (2). bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to widen their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library. - At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (3). work. However, in 1871, the government introduced four "Bank Holidays" national holiday days. This allowed people to have a day or two out, which gave them a taste for leisure at the seaside. At first, they went on day-trips, taking (4). of special cheap tickets on the railways. have a week's holiday (5) By the 1880s, rising incomes meant that many ordinary workers and their families could the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to accommodate them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was on offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today, the English seaside (6) than 18 million holidays taken there each year. popular, with more |