WHAT (A) DO (B) PEOPLE CELEBRATE (C) NEW YEAR AROUND (D) THE WORLD
15. What (A) do (B) people celebrate (C) New Year around (D) the world?
VI/ Read the passage carefully, choose the correct answer
For hundreds of years, one remote hill in the middle of England has hosted one of the
weirdest and most hazardous festivals in the world. It’s the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling
Festival. The event is held every year at the end of May. Some people believe that the
festival originated from a tradition of rolling burning bundles of sticks down the hill to
celebrate the end of winter. Today, the festival has grown into an international event,
with over 15,000 participants and spectators from all over the world joining each year.
The rules are simple. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down the hill, and participants
chase after it. The first runner to make it to the bottom of the hill is the winner. The
winner of the race is allowed to keep the cheese as a prize.
Cooper’s Hill is only 200 meters long, but it is very steep. As a result, racers do not run
down the hill; instead, they usually fall down the hill head over heels. This has led to a lot
of accidents. For this reason, the event was officially canceled in 2010. Outraged fans
have continued the event unofficially since then.