Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 13 to 18.

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 (13) and special days like Easter. Traditionally, people sat in deskchairs on the beach, swam in the sea, and ate fish and chips.

In the 1950s, (14). 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.

In the 1990s, budget airlines like easy Jet slashed the cost of air tickets to many European destination. A growing number of peole began to (15) and accomodation and, as a result, the packaged holiday market declined.

The holiday habits of the British are continuing to change. (16), and not only to nearby destinations - Las Vegas, Dubai and Cape Town are all favorites for long weekends. And dependendent travel is becoming more and more popular (17) the Internet allows holidaymakers (18).