Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

UNESCO has given an award to a festival (25) ____________ South Korea. It decided (26) ____________ South Korea’s Lotus Lantern Festival to its list of intangible (27) ____________ heritage. The festival is one of 25 things the UN added to its heritage list this year.

The South Korean festival (28) ____________ in spring to celebrate Buddha’s birthday. It symbolizes lighting up the world to make things fair for everyone. The festival dates back 2,000 years. There was an ancient temple in 57BC that royals visited to see lotus lanterns. Today, it is one of Korea’s biggest festivals. People decorate temples with lanterns made of paper and bamboo. Villages, towns (29) ____________ cities hold parades where people carry lanterns through the streets. A spokesperson said: “We will try to make the festival a cultural heritage that can be loved by people around the world.”

25. A. on                     B. at                            C. in                            D. with

26. A. adding              B.add                          C. to add                     D.added

27. A. cultural             B. culture                    C. culturally                D. cultures

28. A. held                  B. is held                     C. holds                       D. is hold

29. A. but                    B. or                            C. so                            D. and