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Four unusual festivals around the world The Wife Carrying World Championships—Sonkaj?rvi，F(xiàn)inland
   Although the exact origins of the tradition are unknown because of its long history，but today，wife carrying is practiced around the world.Participants are allowed to carry their wives in various ways，including a piggyback or a fireman's carry（over the shoulder）.The prize for winning the race is the wife's weight in beer.
   The Monkey Buffet（自助餐） Festival—Lopburi，Thailand
   You may consider how a monkey would taste，but this is a buffet for monkeys.The local monkeys in Lopburi are gifted with a feast of tons of fruits，vegetables，cakes，and candies every November.After the monkeys are given the treats，youths dressed up as monkeys perform dances.The festival first took place in 1989，run by a local businessman to boost tourism in Lopburi.Luckily for him and the monkeys，it worked.
   The Boryeong Mud Festival—Boryeong，South Korea
   The festival first took place in 1998，and it was originally created as a marketing event for Boryeong mud cosmetics（化妝品）.The mud from Boryeong is considered rich in natural minerals and is used to make beauty products.Popular activities include mud swimming，mud slides and mud skiing.
   The La Tomatina Festival—Bu?ol，Valencia，Spain
   The festival has been organized annually in August in Bunol since 1940s，when a noisy crowd take the tomatoes from a vegetable stall and start a food fight.The hour—long tomato fight used up about 145，000 kg of tomatoes in 2015.Since 2013 it has been a ticketed event to limit participants to just 20，000.

（1）What will you get if you win the Wife Carrying World Championships
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A．A treat.
B．Lots of beer.
C．Lots of money.
D．A pig.
（2）What is the purpose of creating the Monkey Buffet Festival
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A．To taste the monkey.
B．To sell out tomatoes.
C．To promote mud makeup.
D．To develop tourism.
（3）Which festival is likely to have the shortest history
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A．The Boryeong Mud Festival.
B．The Monkey Buffet Festival.
C．The Wife Carrying World Championships.
D．The La Tomatina Festival.

【考點】應(yīng)用文；傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗與文化．

【答案】B；D；A

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