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Holi is a spring festival also 1. (know)as the festival of colors or the festival of love.It is 2. ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia.The Holi Festival 3. (take)place on the day after the full moon in March each year.At the Hindu-Festival people 4.(happy)celebrate the victory of the good over the bad and the beginning of the spring.

Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi where people gather,sing and dance.next morning is a free-for all carnival(狂欢）of colors, 5. participants play,chase and color each other with dry powder and colored water for 6. (they)water fight.Anyone and everyone is fair,frieng or stranger,rich or poor,man or woman,children and elders.The joy and fight with colors occurs in the open streets,open park and 7. (building),Groups carry drums and musical instruments,singing 8.dancing.In the evening,people dress up to visit friends and family.

Holi festival has other cultural 9.(significant)significance.It is the festive day to end and rid oneself of past errors,end conflicts by 10.(meet) others and repair broken relationships.

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1.According to the text, the giraffe _____.

A. was as tall as a basketball player

B. was given to Grangetown High for free

C. was sent to Grangetown High on Monday

D. was specially made for a basketball team

2.When the pupils got to school on Monday, they probably felt _____.

A. shy B. sad

C. excited D. confident

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B. He was good at drawing, especially horses.

C. He visited Grangetown High as a professor.

D. He learned a lot about sculpture at university.

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B. Tom Bennett is well-known as a sculptor.

C. The Grangetown Giraffes is a strong team.

D. A metal giraffe arrived at Grangetown High.

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A. To read a book for 15minutes every day.

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C. To read on what the best book is.

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Our results suggest that time perception offers an as yet unstudied dimension along which

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C. They can process the information as quickly as they receive it.

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