THE US DOLLAR IS WIDELY ACCEPTED IN CAMBODIA.II. CHOOSE THE BEST...

52 - The US dollar is widely accepted in Cambodia.

II. Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the following passage. (15 points)

CARNIVAL IN BRAZIL

For many residents of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, “Carnival” is the (53) ... of

its year. Literally within days of the end of one carnival the Escolas de Samba (samba schools)

begin (54) ... their dances for the next year. The carnival lasts for the five days up to

and comes at the end of the summer holidays in Brazil. It is not yet a time for fun, it is

(55) ... a highly competitive occasion on (56) ... groups of between 1,500

and 4,000 people fight to see who can dance best and create the most (57) ... costumes

. This competition is organized (58) ... a football league, with the samba schools

moving up and down groups (divisions) depending on (59) ... well they dance in their

categories. And like the supporters at a football match, there are fans at the carnival

(60) ... scream for their escola.

Every year each school chooses a particular theme for their carnival procession. Their

theme generally (61) ... to a historical event or personality. If the theme is, for

example, some famous person, the (62) ... to the song recount their life story. If this

person is still alive, he / she may take part (63) ... the carnival.

Some schools dedicate their carnival to gods (64) ... Afro-Brazilian religions. So

today carnivals in Brazil are a (65) ... of native African and European cultures. After

all the celebrations are (66) ..., many members of the samba schools go on world tours

to (67) ... money for next year’s carnival.