II. READING
*Choose the correct words (from A, B, C, or D) below to complete the passage:
Spring festivals
From earliest times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that
spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (1) ________
Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter, however, it is not the (2)_________ spring festival. In Sweden, people
celebrate the end of the winter by (3) __________ huge bonefires. Fire also plays an
important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are carried around
bonefires (4) ___________ their mothers to protect them (5) ________ danger in the
coming year.
1. A. that B. who C. which D. when
2. A. one B. only C. best D. first
3. A. make B. to make C. making D. made
4. A. by B. for C. to D. of
5. A. in B. on C. at D. from