单选题 The summer holiday is the best part of the year for most children. (31) The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one's time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields. Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for the others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year.
In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to South-end or Margate, Black-pool or Cloak-town, he is usually quite able to do so.
What is it that children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one's feet, of salt water on one's skin, and of the warm sun on one's back that make the seaside what it is.

单选题 Boys and girls think it best to go to______for a summer holiday.
A. a seaside town B. a big city
C. the country D. a town with beautiful parks

单选题 They would talk about______for the whole of the following year.
A. a wonderful dancing party B. an exciting film
C. a short stay at a seaside town D. the exam results

单选题 In England, ______can take their families to the seaside.
A. only the rich B. not only the rich
C. some workers and drivers D. most cleaners and waiters

单选题 Children like the seaside so much, because they can______.
A. swim in the sea B. play with the sand C. take a sun bath D. do all of the above

单选题 ______make the seaside what it is.
A. Sand, salt water and warm sunshine
B. New things to do
C. Nice things to eat
D. Exciting things to do