The most interesting festivals around the world
Contents Introduction.....................................1 ＊Baby Crying Day......................2 ＊Cheese--rolling Festival ............................................4 ＊Color Throwing Festival .................................................6 ＊Fish Swallowing Festival ................................................8 ＊International Pillow Fight Day ............11 ＊International Twins Festival ................13 ＊Raincoat Festival ......................15 ＊Roswell UFO Festival ..................16 ＊Tomato Festival........................18 ＊Water Fighting Day...................19 ＊Wife Carrying Festival..............20 ＊World Bodypainting Festival .............22 | International Pillow(枕头) Fight Day International Pillow Fight Day is held every April around the world---from Amsterdam,Budapest,to New York.It has been celebrated since 2008.Hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each other’s face,back and chest.People dress up as superheroes and animals,laughing and fighting. The festival used to be a game to release (释放)energy and stress.Nowadays besides bringing fun,International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless.In 2014,about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in Bronx and Brooklyn. Rules:Bring your own pillows and don’t hit anyone without a pillow or with a camera. The Guinness World Record:The latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on October 27,2013 in Chicago,with 4,500 pillows and 3,813 people. ----11---- |
1.The International Pillow Fight Day was first celebrated in _________.
A.2000 B.2008 C.2013 D.2014
2.The latest Guinness World Record of the largest pillow fight was set in _______________.
A.Chicago B.Amsterdam C.Budapest D.New York
3.You may read about ______________ on the Page 19.
A.Baby Crying Day B.Color Throwing Festival
C.Water Fighting Day D.World Bodypainting Festival
My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning form books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents’ support, that ______ seemed all but impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked _____parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a _____chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked _____.
“What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped ______.
“Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ____ the boys think I’m slow,and none of them wants to be my partner. ____ you dance with me for it?” She looked at me anxiously.
“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been ___all along.”
In the following months, we ____ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and ____Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day.I became ____ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ____began,I took a deep breathe and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd,I was sure we had ____.
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my ____ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you ____ this stage(舞台).Go for it and make us proud.”
I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up.I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
1.A. line B. dream C. answer D. message
2.A. my B. your C. his D. her
3.A. similar B. funny C. good D. strange
4.A. out B. away C. through D. in
5.A. drawing B. dancing C. singing D. writing
6.A. but B. or C. so D. if
7.A. Need B. Must C. Could D. Should
8.A. sad B. lazy C. sorry D. wrong
9.A. chatted B. rested C. slept D. practiced
10.A. first B. soon C. never D. seldom
11.A. shy B. bored C. nervous D. angry
12.A. music B. lesson C. meeting D. party
13.A. arrived B. finished C. succeeded D. regretted
14.A. father B. mother C. sister D. classmate
15.A. took away B. paid for C. fell into D. belonged to
--Shall we go to Alberta for the summer holiday?
---_________. It’s one of the world’s cleanest cities.
A.Sounds great B. Not at all
C. You’re kidding D. You’re welcome
---Ms.Petty,can you tell me ____________?
----Africa.
A.what the baby giraffe likes eating
B.why the baby giraffe looks unhappy
C.when the baby giraffe was born
D.where the baby giraffe came from
---Have you watched the new movie Jurassic World, Steven?
----Not yet.I ________ it with my cousin this evening.
A.will watch B. was watching
C. watched D. have watched
---Mom, what would you like, coffee or tea?
---_________. Just water,please.
A.Either B. Both C. Neither D. None
