Reading comprehension of the 9th form (04)

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The Day of The Dead (or El Día de los Metros) is celebrated (1).... the 1st and 2nd of November every year in Mexico, the USA and Canada. The Day of the Dead is also sometimes (2)...... All Soul`s Day.
The Day of the Dead is a lively (3).... happy festival. During the holiday, family members gather (4)....... to pray for deceased family and friends, and to remember them. Mexican traditions connected with the holiday include building elaborately decorated altars or shrines (called offenders) in homes to honor loved ones (5)..... have died, and decorating altars with photographs, skulls made (6)...... sugar, scented candles, and offerings of favorite foods and drinks for deceased relatives and friends. Graves and altars are (7)..... with orange or yellow marigolds during the(8)....., as marigolds are thought to attract the souls of the dead. Many people believe that it is easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living on the Day of The Dead.
Answer:
1. on 2. called 3. and 4. together
5. who 6. from 7. decorated 8. festival
Answer the following questions
When is the Day of The Dead celebrated?
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Is the Day of the Dead a happy or boring festival?
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What do family remembers do during the holiday?
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What do many people believe?
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Answer:
The Day of the Dead (or El Día de los Metros) is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November every year.
The Day of the Dead is a (lively and) happy festival.
During the holiday, family members gather together to pray for deceased family and friends, and to remember them.
4. Many people believe that it is easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living on the Day of the Dead.
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Japanese people wear normal western clothes like shirts and trousers in ordinary day-to-day life and they look quite suave in their western outfit. The interesting aspect of Japanese clothing which attracts the attention of everyone is their traditional wear. People around the world find (1).... clothing interesting and very unique, due to its entirely (2)... look from clothes of other countries.
 Some of the traditional clothing worn by Japanese people is Kimono, Jonihitoe, Yukata etc. Kimono is (3).... most definitive Japanese clothing, which can be (4).... by both men and women. The difference between men and women kimonos is that the men kimonos are not very flashy and elaborate and they are just loosely seamed and have narrower sleeves. Women wore dazzling styles of kimonos and they feel pride to possess as it is expensive. It is made up of silk and is available in unique designs, making them different from one another. Kimonos have various parts and each part has a name of its own. This shows that (5)... are very methodical with their clothes also.  Japanese women look charming in (6)... but it is difficult to wear as it requires help of another person in wearing this kimono.
Another clothing of Japanese men and women is Yukata, which is mostly worn (7)...women but sometimes it is worn by men also. Yukata is a thin garment, which is mostly worn in the summer season. It is worn in the kimono style, but it is not as elaborate as the kimono. Literally yukata means bath cloth but this clothing is worn on several occasions and festivals like the firework displays. Yukata (8)... made up of cotton and now it is available in several colors but traditionally it was made up of indigo dyed cotton.
Answer:
1. their 2. different 3. the 4. worn
5. Japanese 6. kimono 7. by 8. is
Answer the following questions
1. What does the word outfit mean?
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What is difference between men and women kimonos?
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What is another clothing of Japanese men and women?
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Answer:
The word outfit means clothes.
2. The difference between men and women kimonos is that the men kimonos are not very flashy and elaborate and they are just loosely seamed and have narrower sleeves.
3. Another clothing of Japanese men and women is Yukata.

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Some of us decided to go to Dublin last weekend. We left Derry at 06.45 a.m. by bus and we arrived in Dublin at 11.00 a.m. We went to a bed & breakfast, which we had looked for previously. It was a cheap hotel.
We wanted to take advantage of our time there, so immediately we decided to go (1)...a walk around Trinity College where the University is