Tomato Festival is a very popular food fight in Spain.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺、内容完整。
A.People usually wear T-shirts, and some even take them off. |
B.The tomato fight begins in the center of town. |
C.And tomato juice on the streets of town makes a tomato sea. |
D.This festival has a history of over 60 years. |
E.There is one rule for the game. |
A. the Mid-Autumn Festival It is a time for family members to get together. And it is also a time to enjoy the beauty of the full moon. B. Dragon Boat Festival It is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. Eating zongzi and having dragon boat races are very important customs of this festival. C. The Spring Festival It starts on the first day of the first lunar month. On the Spring Festival morning, people usually visit relatives. Older people give lucky money to children. D. Thanksgiving Day It is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. Turkey is always the most important food in this festival. E. Mother’s Day Mother’s Day in the United States is on the second Sunday of May. It is a time to show mothers our love. F. April Fool’s Day April 1stis not a national holiday, but it is celebrated in many countries. On this day, practical jokes are played on friends and family. G. Christmas Day At Christmas, family members get together to eat Christmas dinner. Parents always give children gifts. The Christmas tree is a symbol of Christmas Day. |
On New Year’s Eve, people all over the planet celebrate the New Year with fireworks(烟花). Samoa and parts of Kiribati were the first places to welcome 2019 because they are closest to the International Date Line(IDL). The IDL divides(划分) each new day from the day before.
As January 1st moved around the world, fireworks next bloomed in New Zealand to welcome the New Year. Next up were parts of Russian and Australian. Australians held a large fireworks show over the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. When the clock struck midnight on December 31st across Asia, Singapore, Hong Kong and other cities hosted fantastic fireworks shows. Then, it was London’s turn to fill the skies with bright colors.
More than 15 hours after 2019 arrived in Samoa, party-goers in New York City watched the famous crystal(水晶) ball drop in Times Square. Not to be outdone, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, held one of the world’s largest celebrations on Copacabana Beach on New Year’s Eve. It’s truly the capital of carnivals(狂欢节).
Happy New Year to you, wherever you happen to be!
【小题1】Which place welcomes New Year first?A.Rio de Janeiro. | B.Sydney. | C.Samoa . | D.London. |
A.giving examples | B.using numbers | C.listing reasons | D.telling a story |
A.Not getting into trouble | B.Not letting others do better |
C.Not having outdoor activities | D.Not wanting to join in the party |
A.people’s wishes for the New Year |
B.different traditions to celebrate the New Year |
C.all kinds of fireworks shows on New Year’s Eve |
D.the time order of places to welcome the New Year |
Thanksgiving in North America
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays.
A special day in North America is Thanksgiving. In the United States, this festival is always on the fourth Thursday in November.
Making a turkey dinner
◆First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.
◆Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.
◆Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.
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◆Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
A.But in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October. |
B.Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner. |
C.The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. |
D.Families all help prepare the traditional dinner in the crowded kitchen. |
E.When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy. |
F.For example, in New York City, people often go to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
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