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March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.
SongKran--Thailand
Dates: 13th-15th, April
In Thailand, it’s time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran，when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒）everyone who walks past. If you walk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!
Naghol--Vanuatu
Dates: Every Saturday from April to May
Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the people’s diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines(藤条) attached to their ankles(脚踝). The divers’ heads have to lightly touch the ground when they jump---something very dangerous if the vines are not measured properly.
Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan
Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.
The cherry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣）fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. This is one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.
21. What does the underlined word “soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. tired B. interested C. wet D. crazy
22. The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.
A. the divers may injure their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly
B. the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly
C. the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break
D. the divers may bump into(撞在…上)the wooden tower on the way down
23. We can learn from the passage that__________________.
A. people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season
B. the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly
C. the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan
D. the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan
