MarchAprilandMayaremonthsfulloffestivalsandeventsallovertheworld.Herearesomewonderfulfestivalsaroundtheworldthathappeninspring.

SongKran--Thailand

Dates:13th-15thApril

InThailandit’stimetocelebratethecomingmonsoonseasonwhichwillbringtherainmanypeoplehavebeenlookingforwardto.TheycelebrateitwithafestivalcalledSongkranwhenpeopleheadouttothestreetswithwatergunstospray(喷，洒）everyonewhowalkspast.Ifyouwalkonthestreetswherethefestivaliscelebratedpreparetogetsoaked!

Naghol--Vanuatu

Dates:EverySaturdayfromApriltoMay

Everyyearvillagerscometogethertocelebratetheharvestofyamsanimportantpartinthepeopls’sdietinVanuatu.Thefestivalismostfamousforits“landdivingceremony”.Duringtheceremonymenandboysdivetothegroundfromhighwoodentowerswithonlytwothinvinesattached(附于)totheirankles(脚踝）.Thedivers’headshavetolightlytouchthegroundwhentheyjump---somethingverydangerousifthevinesarenotmeasured（测量）properly.

CherryBlossomViewing---Japan

Dates:Thecherryblossomseasonisdifferentfromyeartoyeardependingontheweatherforecast.

ThecherryblossomseasonhashugeimportancetothepeopleofJapanwhocelebratethedayswhentheflowersfinallyblossom.Onlyafewdayslaterthepetals(花瓣）falltothegroundlikepinksnowflakes.Thisisoneofthemostbeautifulthingstosee.InJapanalmosteveryonehaspicnicsintheparkstoviewtheflowers.

SinhaleseNewYear--SriLanka

Dates:13thor14thApril

JustlikeinmanyothercountriesinSouthanSouthEastAsiathisisthetimewhentheSinhalesecelebratethetraditionalNewYearanancientcelebrationwhichmarkstheendoftheharvestseasonandisoneoftwotimesoftheyearwhenthesunisstraightaboveSriLanka.Therearealotofdeliciousfoodsduringthecelebration.

【小题1】.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“soaked”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．tiredB．wetC．crazyD．interested【小题2】Thewriterthinksthatthe“landdivingceremony”canbedangerousforthediversbecause___________.A．thed