04-2019-2020学年高二下学期英语期末备考之语法填空集训

Day 4 The Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority (少数民族), ____1____ falls in April, is the most important festival for the Dai people in the Dehong area of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. It is the New Year for the Dai, a festival to send off the old and greet the new. During the festival which lasts for three or four days, people ____2____(dress) in their best clothes and take part in a ____3____(various) of rich and color1ful activities. Dragon boat racing, fireworks displays and other ____4____(performance) such as peacock dance are held on the first day. And the most popular event is water-splashing on the second day. People splash water on each other, ____5____(hope) to take away sickness and disasters. The wetter you get, the ____6____(lucky) you will be. The last day is usually for the young people to play games as a way ____7____(express) their love for each other. The Water Splashing Festival ____8____(vivid) exhibits the Dai’s respect ____9____ water and the cult