Part 4: Choose one appropriate option (A, B, C or D) to fill in each gap of the paragraph.

The French call Shrove Tuesday Mardi Gras, which means Fat Tuesday, (1) ________it was the last night for them to eat meat and fatty food before the festival of Lent started. To do this, they made crepes - thin pancakes. Today they still celebrate Mardi Gras by eating crepes. In Italy, (2) _________day is called Carnevale, which means goodbye to meat and gives us the word Carnival. People (3) _________fritters (special fried pastries), and in Naples they have a pasta dish called Grande Lasagne di Carnevale. In New Orleans, USA, the whole carnival season is called Mardi Gras, because it ends (4) _______Shrove Tuesday - but it starts on 6 January! There are fancy-dress parties, street parades and food. (5) _________, everyone eats Xing Cakes, which are round cakes covered in purple, green and gold sugar.

1. A. because                B. but                     C. though                  D. so

2. A. that                       B. this                    C. a                           D. an

3. A. drink                     B. use                    C. eat                         D. make

4. A. at                        B. on                      C. in                          D. from

5. A. Tradition             B. Traditional          C. Traditionally         D. Fortunately