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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.
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The International Pillow Fight Day was first celebrated in _________.

A．2000

B．2008

C．2013

D．2014

The latest Guinness World Record of the largest pillow fight was set in _______________.

A．Chicago

B．Amsterdam

C．Budapest

D．New York

You may read about ______________ on the Page 19.

A．Baby Crying Day	B．Color Throwing Festival
C．Water Fighting Day	D．World Bodypainting Festival

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Name: Linda
Sex: Female(女)
Age（年龄）: Fourteen
Chinese name: Liu Hui
Nationality(国籍): English
Phone number: six three eight, eight two one nine

Linda is _____________.

Her Chinese name’s ______________.

She is _____________.

Her phone number is _______________.

Linda is a _____________.

Hello. I’m a boy. I’m Tony Smith. I’m thirteen years old. I’m in Class 2, not Class 3. My telephone number is seven five six, six two three one. I like summer best because(因为) I can go swimming in summer. This is my friend, Betty, Betty White. She is American. We are in the same(相同的) class. Her telephone number is two two four, five six one seven. She likes dogs very much. She has 3 white dogs and 2 black dogs. Our English teacher is Miss Li. Her telephone number is six eight one, four five two seven. Her favourite colour is green and she likes drawing.
What’s the boy’s name?

C．Betty White

D．Betty Smith

Betty has _________ dogs.

What class is Betty in?

What’s Miss Li’s favourite colour?

What’s Miss Li’s number?

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How many pencils are there on the desk?

The doors are _____________.

What’s on the wall’?
A. A clock. B. A map.C. A bookcase. D. A and B.
Lily’s favourite day is _____________.

Which is TRUE? (哪一个是正确的)

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It is a big time for families and friends to get together. In the evening, people sit around a table and look at the bright moon. They eat sweet or salty moon cakes (月饼). People can see a lot of lanterns (灯笼) in the street. Children like guessing (猜) the answers to the lantern riddles (灯谜).
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Name of the festival	The ________ Festival
Date of the festival	The 15th day of ________ month
What to eat	Sweet or salty ________
What children like doing	Guessing_______ to the lantern riddles
What farmers harvest	Fruits and _______

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