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(B) 27. (A) begin
28. (A) have
towards
(C) creation
On top of the cake
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Many people celebrate their birthdays with a cake and candles. But, have you ever wondered how
the birthday celebration started? According to some historians, putting candles on the cake 27 in
ancient Greece. The Greeks would make moon-shaped cakes to honor Artemis, the goddess of the moon.
lit candles representing the glow of the moon. The smoke from the candles
was believed to serve the dual purpose of preventing
wishes to the heavens. Today, birthday cakes with lit candles on top have become a popular way of
birthday celebration. The number of candles usually represents the age of the person
He or she will make wishes including a silent one and then
modern tradition, the silent wish would not be told to anyone else, or it would never be realized.
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evil spirits, and carrying prayers and
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all the candles in one breath. As a
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(B) began
(B) is
(D) beginning
(C) begun
(C) was
(D) were
(B) down
(C) from
(D) off
(B) being
(C) had
(D) has
(C) take off
(D) turn on
(B) break into
(29. (A) at
30. (A) be
) 31. (A) blow out
(D) them
(D) with
(D) creative
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