While there's a lot of fun people can get from the festival, there are also some downsides.
The first thing is that normally organizing festivals is very expensive. Since most festivals are aimed at preserving and developing traditional cultural heritages, the government is willing to spend heavily on this occasion. Besides, during the festival period, most people don't go to work and only spend money to prepare food and buy expensive gifts for their relatives and friends. That is also why it is said that festivals are often expensive.
The second disadvantage is not ensuring safety during the festival. It is estimated that there are hundreds of accidents during the festival, especially road accidents. There are many dangerous festivals like bull racing, elephant racing which can be very dangerous for people, especially children. Moreover, in some festivals, when rushing to participate in events, people can also injure others.
             The final disadvantage is that festivals can seriously affect the environment. People often tend to throw away the waste cans or bottles after the festival. Furthermore, roadside trees can be damaged by pedestrians. Noise pollution is caused by the noise of performances and noise from crowds.
A. Answer the following questions.
1. How many weaknesses does the passage above have?
    _ ____________________
2. What is the purpose of most festivals?
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Do people usually work during the festival?
     __________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Are there any accidents during a festival?
    __________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Is bull racing considered safe?
   _____________________________________________________________________________
B. Read the text again and tick True (T) or False (F).
1. ________ It is cheap to hold a festival.
2. ________  The government is willing to take a lot of money to celebrate a festival.
3. ________ During a festival, people often prepare food and buy expensive gifts for strange people.
4. ________ People may be hurt when they participate in a festival.
5. ________ Environment is seriously affected by a festival.
6. ________ A festival may cause noise pollution. 

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III. Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box
rice / countryside / herding /buffalo / busiest time / harvest time / buffalo-drawn carts /colourful / fantastic / noisier than
1. At the ___________, my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and drive it home.
2. I often help my parents dry the _____________________ in the yard in front of my house.
3. Some farmers in my village still use ______________________to transport rice home.
4. He usually goes _______________________the buffaloes with other boys in his village.
5. My pen pal friend says he would like to visit my _______________ at harvest time to see what farmers do.
6. My friend has never ridden a ______________________ so he would like to try once.
7. Harvest time is the __________________________of the year in the countryside.
8. Our garden is _________________________ in spring when almost flowers bloom.
9. I like looking  at the stars on starry nights. It’s ___________________________
10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s _________________________ my village.

IV. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences.

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II.    Underline the words with /spr/ and circle the words with /str/. Read the sentences.

1.   People in Poland celebrate the first day of spring with dramatic fashion, and they parade through the street.

2.   The bean seed sprouted from straw is an example of overcoming challenges.

3.   The string was attached to the back of the participant’s shorts and unwound during the sprint.

4.   Spread potatoes out in a pan, spray them with coconut oil, and sprinkle a half of spices over the potatoes.

5.   Astronauts aboard the ISS have blended the first espresso in space.

6.   Pedestrians greeting strangers seems to be the custom in our town.

7.   Would you like orange juice and Sprite mixed with strawberries?

8.   It’s their tradition to call surname first, and they may feel frustrated if you mispronounce it.