TERRIBLE RAINSTORMS CAUSE FLOODS IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN________ COUN...

4. Terrible rainstorms cause floods in the South American________ country.

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VI. Read the passage then answer the following questions. (1.0 pt)

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. The night of 31

October was believed

in the past that dead people appeared from their graves, and which is now celebrated in the US,

Canada and Britain. It is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches (with a pointy hat

and black gown), wolves, vampires, and ghosts. Many children dress up as movie characters or a

favorite superhero.

They make lanterns out of pumpkins (large and round vegetables) from which the inside

has been removed, and play “trick or treat”, a traditional activity at Halloween, in which children

dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say “trick or treat”. This means that they

will play a “trick”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, eg. sweets

or money. Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks play on them. The practice

of “trick or treat” began in the USA in the 1930s but is now common in Britain also. But

Halloween is not just for children. Many adults enjoy showing off their costumes at Halloween

parties!