When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. In those days the sun seemed to shine always brightly   21   the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, __22__ ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   23   in one’s pockets or good places where one could   24   ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   25   is much the same as it was. I   26   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   27   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   28  , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   29   what my ideal holiday will be like when I am old. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   30   who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves sick of too many ice creams.

21. A. and         B. yet            C. but             D. or

22. A. exploring    B. examining  C. repairing    D. measuring

23. A. sweets       B. sand       C. ice-creams   D. money

24. A. make        B. sell           C. buy         D. offer

25. A. house        B. holiday       C. garden      D. tide

26. A. hardly             B. almost   C. still         D. perhaps

27. A. destroy            B. fix             C. use          D. build

28. A. But          B. However   C. Otherwise   D. Besides

29. A. wonder      B. feel             C. understand   D. believe

30. A. children     B. boys             C. girls         D. grown-ups

When I was a boy,  every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. In those days the sun seemed to shine always brightly   31   the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country,   32   ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   33   in one’s pockets or good places where one could   34   ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   35   is much the same as it was. I   36   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   37   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   38  , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   39   what my ideal holiday will be like when I am old. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   40   who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves sick of too many ice creams.

31. A. and                B. yet                C. but               D. or

32. A. exploring            B. examining          C. repairing       D. measuring

33. A. sweets            B. sand              C. ice-creams      D. money

34. A. make              B. sell                  C. buy               D. offer

35. A. house             B. holiday              C. garden           D. tide

36. A. hardly              B. almost               C. still               D. perhaps

37. A. destroy            B. fix                  C. use               D. build

38. A. But               B. However           C. Otherwise       D. Besides

39. A. wonder          B. feel                    C. understand       D. believe

40. A. children          B. boys                    C. girls              D. grown-ups

When I was a boy,  every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. In those days the sun seemed to shine always brightly   31   the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country,   32   ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   33   in one’s pockets or good places where one could   34   ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   35   is much the same as it was. I   36   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   37   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   38  , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   39   what my ideal holiday will be like when I am old. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   40   who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves sick of too many ice creams.

31. A. and                B. yet                 C. but               D. or

32. A. exploring            B. examining          C. repairing       D. measuring

33. A. sweets            B. sand              C. ice-creams      D. money

34. A. make              B. sell                  C. buy               D. offer

35. A. house             B. holiday              C. garden           D. tide

36. A. hardly              B. almost               C. still               D. perhaps

37. A. destroy            B. fix                  C. use               D. build

38. A. But               B. However           C. Otherwise       D. Besides

39. A. wonder          B. feel                    C. understand       D. believe

40. A. children          B. boys                    C. girls              D. grown-ups

When I was a boy,  every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. In those days the sun seemed to shine always brightly   31   the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country,   32   ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   33   in one’s pockets or good places where one could   34   ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   35   is much the same as it was. I   36   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   37   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   38  , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   39   what my ideal holiday will be like when I am old. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   40   who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves sick of too many ice creams.

31. A. and              B. yet                     C. but             D. or

32. A. exploring         B. examining        C. repairing      D. measuring

33. A. sweets           B. sand            C. ice-creams      D. money

34. A. make            B. sell               C. buy             D. offer

35. A. house           B. holiday          C. garden          D. tide

36. A. hardly           B. almost            C. still             D. perhaps

37. A. destroy           B. fix               C. use             D. build

38. A. But             B. However         C. Otherwise       D. Besides

39. A. wonder        B. feel                C. understand      D. believe

40. A. children         B. boys               C. girls            D. grown-ups