Wondering what to see and do in India in November? November is an excellent month to visit India. Here are the best festivals in November, 2018 in India.
International Yoga and Music Festival
Organized by Nada Yoga School every year since 2008, the International Yoga and Music Festival features 50 of the best professional yoga teachers Ayurvedic（印度草药按摩）doctors， dancers, musicians, and philosophers from Rishikesh and abroad. Free classes and lectures are held with topics including yoga, Ayurveda, philosophy, and Indian classical music. There’s an Indian classical music concert in the evenings as well.
Time: November 1-7, 2018. Location: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
Wangala Festival
Also known as the 100 Drum Wangala Festival this is the biggest harvest festival of Meghalaya's Garo tribe in northeast India. Held in honor of the Sun God of fertility, the festival marks the end of the seeding season and agricultural year. It's celebrated by the beating of drums, blowing horns, and traditional dancing.
Time: November 6, 2018. Location: Garo Hills, Meghalaya. Bandra Wine Festival
Being popular with local people for six years, the Bandra Wine Festival is a fun opportunity to sample the best wines in India. In addition to tasting wine, there are market stalls, food stalls, live music in the evenings, and dancing.
Time: November 7-8, 2018.
Location: D'Monte Park, Bandra West, Mumbai.
Pushkar Balloon Festival
The International Hot Air Ballooning Festival is an added attraction at the Pushkar Camel Fair. Similar to the Taj Balloon Festival in Agra, it’s hosted by Sky Waltz, and features hot air balloons from around the world and a Night Glow Music Concert. Accommodation and balloon flight packages are offered to visitors.
Time: November 21-23, 2018. Location: Pushkar, Rajasthan.
1.If you want to learn health knowledge, you’d better go to .
A. Pushkar, Rajasthan
B. Garo Hills, Meghalaya
C. Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
D. D'Monte Park, Bandra West, Mumbai.
2.The Garo tribe holds the Wangala Festival in order to .
A. thank Sun God for his giving
B. celebrate their sowing season
C. show their pleasure after harvest
D. celebrate the end of the old year
3.Who could most probably enjoy the Bandra Wine Festival?
A. News reporters. B. Successful leaders
C. Professional dancers. D. Wine lovers.
4.What can we know about the Hot Air Ballooning Festival?
A. There is no fee to attend it.
B. It is an event during the Pushkar Camel Fair.
C. All the hot air balloons come from India.
D. It is held to produce beautiful hot air balloons.
5.If you are free during the second half of November, you can enjoy .
A. Wangala Festival B. Bandra Wine Festival
C. Pushkar Balloon Festival D. International Yoga and Music Festival
Happy Maggie
During my childhood I experienced greater hardships than most people go through in a lifetime. In my short 17 years of life, I have been______five divorces of my parents. Having a new stepmother or stepfather every few years was_______, but the constant moving was worse. My father’s cancer diagnosis_____ me apart, and his two heart attacks and______ with diabetes put a huge pressure on the family. By age 13, I was________and emotionally scarred. I felt like I had no one to________and that nothing would ever get better. Then I met Maggie, and my attitude towards life changed.
For many summers, I ______ at a horse-riding camp for people with special needs. We taught children and adults specialized skills___________their abilities. For example, we would teach a child with autism(自闭症)____skills, or a child with cerebral palsy(脑瘫) strength-building exercise. Each volunteer was________a specific child during eight weeks. A few weeks later, I was asked to_____ another volunteer who was sick. That was the day my_____ on life changed forever.
As I began to work with her, I looked through her file to get more information, which was ___. She had been physically abused as a newborn and throughout her infancy. Her birth parents________her so badly that they caused her a serious brain injury by the age of two. Her skull had been broken, however, the amazing thing about Maggie was her____attitude.
When I met Maggie, she was 12, and she would say____but“I’m happy!”. If you asked her“How old are you?”, “I’m happy” she replied each time. Everyone at the camp_____her “Happy Maggie”.
My life growing up was a huge struggle, ________Maggie taught me not to get in the way of happiness. Nothing bad in life should be enough to change________I am. She gave me__________. If I learned anything from Maggie, it would be, no matter what, be happy.
1.A. beyond B. with C. through D. in
2.A. rough B. exciting C. charming D. independent
3.A. broke B. tore C. defeated D. turned
4.A. recovery B. suffering C. concern D. battle
5.A. depressed B. confused C. confident D. pleased
6.A. look after B. turn to C. appeal to D. take after
7.A. volunteered B. handled C. admitted D. recommended
8.A. compared with B. based on C. judging from D. owing to
9.A. analyzing B. creating C. communicating D. calculating
10.A. acquired B. separated C. promoted D. assigned
11.A. interview B. employ C. replace D. dismiss
12.A. decision B. evaluation C. principle D. outlook
13.A. heart-breaking B. spirit-lifting C. disappointing D. surprising
14.A. tended B. treated C. opposed D. protected
15.A. unreasonable B. unacceptable C. unforgettable D. unsinkable
16.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
17.A. gave B. complained C. translated D. nicknamed
18.A. and B. yet C. so D. otherwise
19.A. why B. where C. who D. that
20.A. hope B. ambition C. strength D. lesson
We more places of interest yesterday, but we lost our way in that small village.
A. would have visited B. was visiting
C. would visit D. had visited
So absorbed in her yoga exercises that she took no notice of the heavy rain outside.
A. Mary was B. Mary has been
C. was Mary D. has Mary been
themselves in the community services, students can gain experience for growth.
A. Involved B. To involve
C. Having been involved D. Involving
Mark has lived in China for many years, yet he still can't ________ himself to the Chinese customs.
A. observe B. adapt
C. lead D. devote
