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Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that the best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact, many people (1) Carnival one of the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive (2) parties, festivals and glamorous dances.
The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the (3) event. About 3000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequin dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome - a dance stadium (4) for the event. Judges award a (5) to the most spectacular group of dancers.
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Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive (2) parties, festivals and glamorous dances.
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The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the (3) event.
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four-day
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four-days
About 3000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequin dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome - a dance stadium (4) for the event.
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build
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Judges award a (5) to the most spectacular group of dancers.
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prize
Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
Yesterday, Carlos went (1) La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2) were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4) a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6) their eyes.
After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) . The whole town square (8) red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9) Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) food and drink.
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The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2) were thousands of people there.
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In the morning, many people tried (3) up the pole to get the ham.
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to climb
At 11 a.m., they (4) a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began.
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see
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seeing
Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another.
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They all had to wear goggle (6) their eyes.
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After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) .
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The whole town square (8) red with rivers of tomato juice.
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Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9) Spanish rice dish.
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Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) food and drink.
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good
Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
Visit the Edinburgh Festival
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning untill late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.
Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap, and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer!
How many people come to attend the Edinburgh Festival every year?
Thousand people
Thousands of people
Some people
Few people
How long does the Edinburgh Festival last?
Two months
Three months
Three weeks
For 3 weeks every August and September
What can you even see artists doing on the streets?
Playing the guitar on the streets
Singing songs on the streets
Painting pictures on the streets
Dancing on the streets
How many performances can people see this year?
Tens of thousands
Thousands
Some people
Over five hundreds
How much are the tickets for these performances?
Very cheap
Very expensive
Not cheap
Not quite expensive