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Brazil is the biggest country in South America, where the 2014 World Cup was held. The name Brazil comes from a tree named Brazilwood. Its beautiful landscape, various cultural events and delicious food make it a great travelling place. However, what makes it more famous is football. It has won the World Cup five times.

Christ the Redeemer-World Wonder As one of the New Seven Wonders and an icon of Brazil, Christ the Redeemer is a famous statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro. It stands 30 metres tall and its arms stretch to a width of 28 metres.

Carnival-Cultural Festival As Brazil's best known festival, Carnival(嘉年华)is 46 days before the Easter and lasts about 5 days. Nowadays, the most famous Carnival's celebration is held in Rio de Janeiro, where thousands of people wearing masks and colourful costumes dance samba to the sound of drums and music.

Acaraje—Local Food Made from black-eyed peas that are rolled into balls and then fried, acaraje is a popular street food and beach snack with a long history in Brazil. It is usually filled with fruit, peanuts and egg.

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Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It has one of the world's New Seven Wonders, Christ the Redeemer. Its 【1】 is 30metres and its arms stretch to a idth of 28metres. Carnival, Brazil's best known festival, is celebrated by people dancing samba with masks and c 【2】 costumes. Local food acaraje is popular among people. People m 【3】 it from black-eyed peas and it is usually __【4】 _ of fruit, peanuts and egg. As we know, it is much more 【5】 for its football than to its landscape, cultural events and food. Brazil held the World Cup in 2014. Many football fans were crazy about watching the matches then.

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【答案】

【1】height

【2】colourful

【3】make

【4】full

【5】famous

【解析】

试题分析：本文是对巴西的简介。介绍了其名字的由来、最著名的运动、世界奇观、文化节日及当地的美食等等。

【1】height句意：它的高度是30米。由第二格最后一句中的：. It stands 30 metres tall 可知：耶稣基督像高30米，即它的高度是30米。故填：height。

【2】colourful句意：嘉年华，巴西最著名的节日，由戴面具和色彩艳丽的戏装的跳桑巴舞的人们所庆祝的节日。由第三格后面的句子：Nowadays, the most famous Carnival's celebration is held in Rio de Janeiro, where thousands of people wearing masks and colourful costumes dance samba to the sound of drums and music.可知巴西嘉年华，人们戴着面具，穿着五艳六色的戏装。故填：colorful。

【3】make句意：人们用豇豆做成Acaraje。由最后一格第一句中的：Made from black-eyed peas 可知当地食物Acaraje是人们用豇豆做成的。故填：make。

【4】full句意：它里面满是水果、果仁和蛋。由最后一句： It is usually filled with fruit, peanuts and egg.可知里面装满了水果、果仁和蛋。满是：be filled with=be full of。故填：full。

【5】famous句意：我们知道，它的足球比它的风景、文化和食物要著名得多。由第一格中的：Its beautiful landscape, various cultural events and delicious food make it a great travelling place. However, what makes it more famous is football. 可知，巴西的美景、文化和美食使它成为一个很棒的旅游胜地。而足球使得它更有名。故填：famous。