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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 di ving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines(藤条) attached(附于)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（测量）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.
Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka
Dates: 13th or 14th, April
Just like in many other countries in South an South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.
1.What does the underlined word “soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. tired B. wet C. crazy D. interested
2.The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.
A. the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break
B. the divers may bump into （撞在…上）the wooden tower on the way down
C. the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly
D. the divers may injure their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly
3.. We can learn from the passage that__________________.
A. the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan
B. the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan
C. the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly
D. people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season
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Soil conservation(保护)efforts protect soil from wind and water that can blow or wash it away．[1]_________ One important form of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks．Windbreaks stop the wind from blowing soil away．They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops．Windbreaks are barriers formed by trees and other plants with many leaves．[2]_________ Windbreaks are effective when a wall of trees and other plants blocks the wind．The windbreaks should also limit violent motions of the wind to those areas closest to the windbreak．
[3]_________ If the wall of trees and plants stops wind completely, then violent air motions will take place close to the ground．These motions cause the soil to lift up into the air where it will be blown away．[4]_________ An easy rule to remember is that windbreaks can protect areas up to ten times the height of the tallest trees in the windbreak．There should be at least two lines in each windbreak．One line should be large trees．The second line, right next to it, can be formed from shorter trees and other plants with leaves．Windbreaks not only protect land and crops from the wind．They can also provide wood products．[5]_________
a．Windbreaks seem to work best when they allow a little wind to pass through．
b．Good soil produces food crops for both humans and animals．
c．For the long term, trees will be planted throughout the area to act as windbreaks which will provide adequate protection．
d．Farmers plant windbreaks in lines around their fields．They are very important when grains such as wheat are grown．
e．Plantations are also sometimes known as “man made forests” or “tree farms”．Environmental Plantations may be established for watershed or soil protection．These are established for erosion control, landslide stabilization and windbreaks reduce carbon di oxide and increase oxygen levels in atmosphere．
f．These include wood for fuel and longer pieces for making fences．Locally grown trees and plants are best for windbreaks．
g．For this reason, a windbreak is best if it has only 60 to 80 per cent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line．
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Your address was forwarded to us by Why Bother Magazine. All of us here think The International
Institute
Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!
We closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier
pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds
has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all,
we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also fertilize the lawn
outside the new employee sauna.
Next, we sold the computers of, to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our
electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely embraced paper
technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling is on the increase, and the quality of pencilwomanship
is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this
letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie's leg and she'll know where to take it.
Now it's very calm and quiet here. You can notice the di fference. No more loud chatter on the
telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-
office correspondence by paper airplane.
Wonderful! I've always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now
it's perfect.
Sincerely yours,
Eleanor Lightly
Spokeswoman and ComPany Hair Stylist
ABC Activity Insurance: Insure against overdoing it
B. ABC Activity Insurance Company.
C. Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm.
D. The International Institute of Not Doing Much.
B. Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.
C. Recycling paper resources whenever possible.
D. Buying birds and pets as company for the staff.
B. She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna.
C. She often helps with inter-office correspondence using e-mail.
D. Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the company.
B. Letter.
C. Telephone.
D. Computer.
B. A life of hard work and security.
C. A religious, peasant-like life.
D. A life away from paper and pencils.
Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of m
e. I reacted 36 and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just 37 with that!" We've all been there with 38 incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the 39 parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I 40 that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely. 41 rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad 42 , maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the 43 of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I 44 to think about the other side before I 45 . Usually the reaction causes more of a 46 .
I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always 47 my head whenever those 
48 happen. I've 49 my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what 50 that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do 51 their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they 52 it and 53 what the other person's pro
blem might be. Even if the other driver really might be 54 or doing a "power play," no more 55 reactions will occur because of their irritation.
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