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北京市东城区2018-2019学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷
Unusual Festivals
Every country has its own festivals to celebrate different things. Some festivals are more interesting than others because they are unusual—and a lot more fun! Here are just a few unusual festivals from around the world.
Holi, the festival of colours, is in India, Nepal and other parts of the world. Holi celebrates the end of winter and the coming of spring and it lasts for many days. During the festival, people throw coloured powder (粉末) and water at each other. It's one of the most colourful festivals in the world. |
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The only colour during another famous festival is red. "La Tomatina" is in Bunol Spain, in August. People come from all over the world for a big food fight. All over the city, people run through the streets throwing red tomatoes at each other. The streets get very messy but everyone has a good time. | |
Another strange and cold festival, Quyllur Rit'i, is in Peru in every May or June. People celebrate with music and dancing on top of a glacier (冰川)! The festival lasts for three days and, at the end, everyone walks out together carrying torches of fire. | |
Finally, how about a festival with animals? On the last Sunday of November, people in Lopburi, Thailand, invite some unusual guests to dinner at the Monkey Buffet Festival. Hundreds of monkeys come and they eat a lot of fruit, nuts and vegetables. | |
In Australia, different people have different ways to have fun. They also have their own ideas about how to pass time.
Most children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don't want to stay at home reading books any more. Instead, they go out to play.
Some old people get up early in the morning. Then they go to the park to read newspapers. It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would like to watch TV at home.
Young people enjoy having relaxing trips on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the forest to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. On Sunday evening, they start their way back home. Nobody seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.
Australians' Ways to Have Fun
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China High Speed Train Tours
Traveling China with the fast, safe and comfortable high speed train is becoming more and more popular travelers.
6 Days Classic Beijing Xi'an High Speed Train Tour Price:$850 Beijing and Xi'an together had been ancient capitals of China for more than 2, 000 years with rich imperial history and traditions with modern skylines and alive cultural styles You will visit Forbidden City, Great Wall, and Terracotta Warriors. | 6 Days Guilin In-depth Tour from Hong Kong Price:$500 This is specially designed for travelers who are interested in visiting Guilin at the best in-depth pace. We arrange(安排)every must-visit highlight, including the most classic Li River Cruise (游船) countryside scenery in Yangshuo. |
15 Days Classic Ancient China Silk Road Tour Price:$2805 The Silk Road was one of the most important roads of trade that connected the East and West The part of the Silk Road in China stretches more than 4, 000 km on the large regions of northwestern China. You will visit Zhangye Danxia Landform Park, historical Jiayuguan Pass. | 9 Days Shanghai Suzhou Hangzhou Mount Huangshan Tour Price:$1, 572 This is a unique trip full of different things to see and experience. You will explore busy cities beautiful water towns, art of Suzhou Classical Garden…Mount Huangshan pleases both your mind and eyes. Lastly be amazed at the four wonders of Mount Huangshan. |
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The winter solstice, or dongzhi, is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms(节气) in the Chinese lunar calendar. It usually happens {#blank#}1{#/blank#} December 21st, 22nd or 23rd. People in different parts of China have different customs on this day.
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