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Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludechecscrollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthe

competitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthe

crowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!

56.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust.

A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

57.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.

58.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts.

A.threedaysB.sevendaysC.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays

59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

B

Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown."There'ssomuchtolearn,"he'dsay."Thoughwe'rebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway."Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied(fll^fe)aneducation.

Thus,PapainsistedthatwrelearnatleastonenewTthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwrouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwrhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.

Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.

Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytolisten.

"Felice,"he'dsay,"tellmewrhatyoulearnedtoday."

"IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...."

Silence.

Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvationoftheworldwoulddependuponit."ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well...."he'dsay."Getthemap;let'sseewrhereNepalis."AndthewTholefamily

wentonasearchforNepal.

Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.

Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirmingourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity,Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.

Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacher/1studiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.TheywereimpartingwhatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.

60.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.

B.Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.

C.Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.

D.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.

61.Theunderlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphrefersto"

A.onenewthingB.arequestC.thenewsD.somecomment

62.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnews

B.knewverywellaboutNepal

C.feltregretaboutthosewasteddays

D.apPciatedhisfather'seducationaltechnique

63.Whatisthegreatestvalueof"dinnertime"totheauthor?

A.Continuallearning.B.Showingtalents.

C.Familyget-together.D.WinningPapa'sapproval.

64.Theauthor'sfathercanbebestdescribedas.

A.aneducatorexpertattrainingfutureteachers

B.aparentinsistentonhischildren'seducation

C.aparticipantwillingtosharehisknowledge

D.ateacherstrictabouteverythinghisstudentsdid

C

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