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their old puters. This is because the panies that make puters know best how to deal with them safely. Hopefully, the problem with ewaste will be solved in the near future.50. The town of Guiyu in Guangdong Province . A. is the ecapital of the world B. has serious ewaste pollution C. deals with the ewaste safely D. spends much money on ewaste underlined word buried probably means in the passage. 52. This year, the Chinese government . A. tries to change people39。s Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.Burning man—The United States ofAmericaThe burning Man Festival lasts a week. It is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Street. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man.Pouring water—Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th . Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.46. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals in May? A. Spain. B. England. C. The United States of America. D. Thailand.47. Which festival is held in Black Rock Street? A. Throwing tomatoes. B. Rolling cheese C. Burning man. D. Pouring water.48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The tomatoes are thrown in the crowd to eat. B. Not all the festivals above fall on the single day. C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival. D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.49. The passage is most probably taken from A. a tour guide B. a science report C. a story book D. a fashion magazineBThere are reports that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of puters to China. Such a thing can be found every day although it is against international laws. Last month, Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken puters, TVs and phones sent from Hapan.Things like these are called electronic waste, or ewaste. Dealing with them is not an easy job because dangerous poisons like mercury(汞)and lead(鉛)can be found in them. Every time an old puter breaks down, it needs to be dealt with safely. But at present, broken puter parts are usually buried. It may be hundreds of years before they are really gone in the earth.Many places in China are polluted by ewaste. Guiyu in Guangdong Province in one of them. This town is named as the ewaste capital of the world. It has to deal with million kilograms of ewaste each year, from which it makes 75 million yuan. But it es at a cost. Many of the poisons in ewaste find their way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and chemical water is poured into rivers. Greenpeace, an environmental group, has found the air, the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted.The Chinese government wants the country to develop, but in a way that doesn39。AInteresting festivals in the worldThrowing tomatoes—Spain Spain takes tomatoes fights to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into thesquare. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them in the crowd.Rolling cheese—EnglandThis festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place o