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The Chiang Thai National Elephant Festival is held in March and is perhaps the most exciting Thai festival of all. Elephants are very important to Thailand in many different aspects (方面 ), including transportation, farming and even wars. So Thais like and admire these big animals. Some Thais even believe that the map of Thailand looks like an elephant’s head. The festival is held outside of Chiang Mi in the Maesa Elephant Camp and provides an exciting travel experience for visitors to the country. Locals set the camp up for retired (退休的 ) working elephants so that they can live their final days in fort and calm. It is free to enter the park, and while visiting, tourists can ride the elephants through the forests, enjoying the exciting beauty of the land. The Chiang Thai National Elephant Festival is one of the great festivals held in Thailand each year. Some other exciting festivals that travelers will not want to miss include the Sunflower Festival, the Monkey Buffet Festival and Songkran Thailand’s Water Festival. All of these festivals are held between October and March, providing visitors with a Thailand travel experience that will be remembered for many years. ( ) 36. How often is the Chiang Thai National Elephant Festival held? A. Every four years. B. Each four months. C. Each March. D. Twice a year. ( ) 37. Why do Thais like and admire elephants? A. Because elephants are very important to Thailand, such as transportation, farming and even wars. B. Because retired elephants can live in fort and calm. C. Because many travelers go to Thailand to ride elephants. D. Because elephants are important to elephant festivals. ( ) 38. Where is the Chiang Thai National Elephant Camp? A. In Songkran. B. Outside of Chiang Mai. C. Everywhere in Thailand. D. On the beaches. ( ) 39. What can visitors do in the Maesa Elephant Camp? A. Ride the elephants through the forest. B. Enjoy the exciting beauty of the sea. C. Enjoy the Water Festival. D. Set the camp up for retired working elephants. ( ) 40. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. If you visit Thailand in December, you can experience the Songkran Thailand’s Wat er Festival. B. If visitors miss the Monkey Buffet Festival, they won’t feel regretful (遺憾的 ). C. The Sunflower Festival is held every two year. D. Thais never use elephants in the war. 四、閱讀表達(dá)(共 5分,每小題 1分)閱讀下面短文,并根據(jù)所讀短文內(nèi)容在文章后的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。 It seems that everyone tells lies (謊話 )— well, not big lies, but “white lies”. Telling white lies is not really that bad. Most of the time, people do it because they want to protect friendship or they don’t want to do something. For example, someone invites you to a party, you think it will be boring, so you say you’re busy. Lying to make someone feel good Often we don’t tell the truth to make someone feel good. For example, your friend cooks dinner for you, but it tastes terrible. Do you say so? No! You probably say, “ this delicious!” Lying to hide bad news Sometimes, wee don’t want to tell someone bad news. For example, you have just has a terrible day at work, but you don’t want to your family to worry about you. So if your parents ask you about your day, you just say everything was fine. Some ways people tell white lies Ways Examples Giving wrong excuses When you want to ____41____ a boring party, you may say