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　　My name is Niharica and I come from India．I think that India has the best festivals in the whole world．In fact, it is a land of festivals．Diwali(排灯节)，the festival of lights, and Holi(胡里节)，the festival of colours, are two of my favorite holidays in India．

　　On Diwali all the shops are decorated brightly．They are filled to capacity in this festive season．Everybody buys new things and decorates their homes．People visit their friends and relatives and give them sweets．On Diwali my friends come over for the whole day and relatives come and go．We have a wonderful time．Diwali is a day when all the sad things are forgotten and happy times are remembered．

　　Many people make“rangoli”in their house or outside．Rangoli is a pattern which is made on the floor, normally by coloured powder(粉末)，but in the house it is made with paint．My mother and I once made a rangoli with coloured powder in our garden, but unfortunately it started to rain and ________．I felt a bit sad．

　　In the evening the family prays to Laskmi, the goddess of wealth．After the prayer I normally help my mother to put diyas(oil lamps)all around the house．After that I get ready and wear a“ghagra”．A ghagra is a long skirt with lots of designs on and has a blouse for the top．Then the family eats a grand meal together．The food to me tastes better than any food I ever had．

　　About 9∶00 pm the fireworks start．This is the time when the whole of India is lit up．Everybody lights tons of fireworks until midnight．Then I go to sleep and don’t get up until the next morning．The day after Diwali is a new year according to the Hindu calendar and is yet another time for visiting．Diwali is celebrated from mid-October to mid-November．It is celebrated on a new moon day and it is my favorite time of the year．

1．The suitable title for the passage would be ________．(within 5 words)

2．Which sentence(s)in the passage has/have the same meaning as the following one?

After that I get ready and wear a“ghagra”, which is a long skirt with lots of designs on and has a blouse for the top．

3．Which day in Chinese lunar calendar is most like the last day of Diwali?

4．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph．

Diwali is a day when all the sad things are forgotten and happy times are remembered．

5．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper sentence, words or phrases to complete the sentence．

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