THE DOCTOR ADVISED PETER TO GIVE UP SMOKING. A. STOP B. CONTINUE C...

27: The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking. A. stop B. continue C. finish D. consider Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. From (28) _______ times, people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, when Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter, however, is not the only spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making huge bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holy. In some villages children are (29) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (30) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak each other in water when celebrating their New Year, which (31) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are equally colorful, but (32) _______ flowers, they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.