C. READING

I. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with one word from the box.

crowds

wearing

stalls

tradition

lost

Summer Festivals are another fun and exciting Japanese (1) ______________ that kids can enjoy too. Japanese fireworks are some of the most elaborate and colorful in the world. They develop new types of fireworks every year, and the fireworks festivals have been a summer tradition from long ago. This is an event where you can enjoy (2) ______________a "yukata" too. There are fireworks held almost every weekend from the end of July to the end of August. Thousands of people gather at these festivals. It is hard to navigate these (3) ______________ or know the best place to see the fireworks, so I recommend requesting a tour and having a local guide take you there and back to your hotel. The trains, the station nearest the event, and the streets will be crammed with people before and after the fireworks, so it's really easy to get (4) ______________. However, you cannot experience a Japanese summer without seeing the fireworks. You can also enjoy the Japanese food culture by trying all the different street food they sell at the food (5) ______________ at these festivals. The usual stands are for fried noodles, fried chicken, and takoyaki ( fried batter balls with octopus in them). They're delicious!