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Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of the long celebration. You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There are many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940s, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story. Before the tomato fight, there are parades, musical bands, street parties and so on.
On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks full of tomatoes arrive. From the back of the large trucks, a great town band starts to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun!
(C) 1. The most exciting activity of the tomato festival is ______.
A. parades
B. street parties
C. the tomato fight
D. the musical band show
(D) 2. The stories about how the festival began are ______ according to the passage.
A. very clear
B. rather sad
C. very famous
D. quite different
(D) 3. On the fight day, ______.
A. people fight for the whole day
B. people can throw everything
C. shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight
D. lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight
(C) 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The festival happens on the last Wednesday of August every year.
B. On the fight day, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors.
C. The fight usually lasts half an hour.
D. Everyone is supposed to obey some rules on the fight day.
(B) 5. The best title of the passage can be "______".
A. Travel in Spain
B. The Tomato Festival in Spain
C. The History of Spain
D. Rules of the Tomato Festival

答案： 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.B