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    There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held____ (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honor some famous people or important____(event), and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty. For example, in India, October 2 is ____national festival to honor  Mahandas Gandhi, the leader____helped gain India's ____(depend) from Britain.____ (tradition), in China the Spring Festival, which ____(celebrate) in January or February, is the most ____(energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward____the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other,____ (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

下列长度的三线段，能组成等腰三角形的是（    ）

根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳填空。

    Hi, my name is Dave. I'm 8 1 old. My birthday is 2 December 12th. I have 3 birthday party every year. Today I have my 4 birthday party. I get some gifts at the party. 5 are very good and I really like them. This 6 T-shirt is from my mother. Green is my 7 color. My mother buys me a pair of green 8, too. My father buys some 9 about history for me, because I like 10 best. I think these books 11 very interesting. My grandparents 12 I like playing basketball, 13 they buy me a basketball. I can 14 it with my friends after class. I'm very happy today.

    15 is your birthday, my friend? Do you have a party, too?