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Would you like to splash water on your friends on a hot summer day? The Water Festival is celebrated in different 1. in the world. Let's take a look at 2. some Asian countries celebrate the holiday.
In China, the Water Festival is a big holiday and some minority groups(少数民族) usually celebrate it. During the 3. festival, they have a few days off from work. People usually wear their own 4. clothes. And they take part in different activities, such as singing, dancing, splashing water and 5. fireworks.
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Thailand's Water Festival marks the 6. of its New Year. It is one of the largest water celebrations in the world. More than one million 7. take part in this celebration every year. People play happily with a few elephants in the water.
In India, the tradition of celebrating water 8. from the following story. A wise man asked a 9. boy when the honour of men would appear. The boy answered that it appeared on the face in the morning, on the chest 10. and on the feet at night. So, Indian people wash these body parts during their Water Festival to wash away their bad luck.

本文主要介绍了一些亚洲国家是如何庆祝泼水节的。
1. places 此处指不同的地方，different 修饰可数名词时名词需要用复数形式，故此处答案应该填 places。
2. how 此处指一些亚洲国家是如何庆祝泼水节的，故此处答案应该填 how。
3. exciting 根据后文理解可知，中国少数民族的人们在泼水节期间穿他们自己的服饰，参加不同的活动，例如唱歌、跳舞、泼水和放烟花，说明中国的泼水节令人激动。
4. traditional 此处表示少数民族人穿自己传统的服装，故此处答案应该填形容词 traditional，用来修饰名词 clothes。
5. setting off 此处指燃放烟花，动词短语 set off 是“燃放”的意思，such as 后面接动名词，故此处答案应该填 setting off。
6. beginning 此处指新年的开始。
7. visitors 此处指一百多万游客参加庆祝活动。
8. came 此处指印度泼水节的来历，动词短语 come from 是“来自”的意思，下文用的是一般过去时，故此处答案应该填过去式 came。
9. clever 根据后文可知，这个男孩的回答非常精彩，说明他是一个聪明的男孩，故此处答案应该填形容词 clever。
10. at noon 根据句中的 in the morning 和 at night 可知，空格处填介词短语 at noon，意思为“在中午”。