xercise 3: Choose the best option to fill in the blank. 1. During the .................., there are thousands of samba dancers with very beautiful costumes performing on the streets. A. Mid-autumn festival B. Carnival C. Easter D. Halloween release borrow agree people ruler defeat pleasure attack rapid demand suggest believe leaver destroy money ancient alive person system machine species creamy across prepare pirate deny police surround invent confide canal paper sentence possess river happen appoint retire purpose damage UNIT 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD 37 2. .................. is part of the Thai New Year. People throw buckets of water on each other to wish for luck. A. Mid-autumn festival B. Easter C. Thanksgiving D. Water Festival 3. What I like about festivals is that they show the .................. values of different communities. A. Carnival B. culture C. cultural D. parade 4. Turkey is one of the ..................foods at Thanksgiving in the US. A. Easter B. serious C. culture D. traditional 5. Many Vietnamese people are very .................. and there are lots of things to do and not to do during Lunar New Year. A. superstitious B. seasonal C. celebratory D. festive 6. In America, Halloween is one of the two most important .................. holidays of the year. A. celebratory B. religious C. culture D. parade 7. After the ................., people often stay at home to play cards or chat together. A. feast B. cranberry C. jet D. lantern 8. Swimming ................ help protect your eyes and allow you to see better underwater. A. gravy B. turkey C. goggles D. stuffing 9. British farmers celebrated the end of the .................. with a big meal to give thanks to God. A. cranberry B. chaos C. highlight D. harvest 10. The Mid-autumn festival is an occasion for children to play with traditional toys, especially star .................. A. feast B. lanterns C. stuffing D. jet 11. A bull jumped into the stands in Tafalla, Spain and created the .................. A. harvest B. turkey C. chaos D. stuffing 12. Every May, the capital of Canada, Ottawa .................. the world’s largest tulip festival which attracts more than 500,000 tourists to come and see. A. hosts B. takes place C. decorates D. goes