Dates: 13th -15th , April

In Thailand, people celebrate a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒) everyone who walks past.

　　　Naghol-- Vanuatu

　　　Dates: Every Saturday , May

　　　Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams(番薯), an important part in the people's diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its "land diving ceremony". During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines(藤) attached to their ankles .

　　　Cherry Blossom Viewing --Japan

　　　Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.

　　　The festival is well-known. Japanese celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣) fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. That means the traditional festival only lasts for several days. In Japan , almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.

　　　Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka

　　　Dates: 13th or 14th，April

　　　Just like in many other countries in South and South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.

21.What will happen to a tourist walking in the street during the festival in Thailand?

A. He will get wet. B. He will hurt your ankles.

C. He will enjoy delicious foods. D. He will see some petals falling.

22.How is Cherry Blossom Viewing different from the other festivals?

　　A. It is a traditional festival.

　　B. It is a very famous festival.

　　C. It changes with weather conditions every year.

D. It makes visitors eat foods during the festival

23.Where are you most likely to find the text?

A. On TV B. In a report C. On the Internet D. In the newspaper

　　Harsukh Bhai Dobariya, of Gujarat, India, is very popular with birds. Every day, about 3,000 birds visit his 4-acre farm to eat tasty grains and build their nests away from natural enemies. Nicknamed "The Birdman", Harsukh has spent the last 17 years of his life looking after the birds and transforming his land into a safe place for them.

　　Many people would consider such a large number of birds making a mess outside their windows, but Harsukh couldn't be happier about it. As more birds started visiting him and the limited space on his balcony became a problem, he built a stand（台）out of old pipes and put grains on them, so the birds could eat in comfort.

Harsukh and his family used to live in the middle of the city, but as the number of birds visiting them increased, they became a conundrum for the neighbors. In 2012, Harsukh moved to a 4-acre piece of land on the suburbs（郊区）, where the birds didn't bother anyone.