Journey to magical Moscow

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1. wakeboarding /΄weıkbɔːdıŋ/n. 尾浪滑水

2. brew /bruː/v. 酿造

Blanketed in snow, Moscow is a wintry wonderland waiting to be explored. Here are some of our favorite ways to celebrate the Journey to Christmas festival in Moscow. Some activities are longstanding traditions； others are lesser-known, and all are guaranteed to help make your holidays merry and bright.

Snowboard by the Kremlin

Only at the Journey to Christmas festival can you snowboard down a giant slope near the walls of Russia's Kremlin.Snowboarding is the featured sporting event at this year's festival,and a temporary, 130-foot-long, snow-covered slope will be at the center of all the big-thrill action. Moscow's festivals are famous for their amazing sports venues, such aswakeboardingand surfing pools in summer and rock-climbing and zip-lining （滑索道）sites at previous winter events.

Join a parade of Snow Maidens

Experience a unique Moscow Christmas tradition, the joyous Snow Maiden parade. Unlike most holiday parades, the stars of this procession are Father Frost （Russia's version of Santa Claus） and his granddaughter, the Snow Maiden, who typically is portrayed as a young girl wearing in a bright-blue fur coat. During the Journey to Christmas festival, hundreds of participants dress up as Snow Maidens and cheerfully march around the central venues accompanied by a festive band.

Discover Moscow's creatively cool spaces

While Moscow's classic art museums are legendary, the city also is a hotspot for all things modern. Embrace the capital's cool arty atmosphere in places like Krasny Oktyabr, or Red October, a former chocolate factory reborn as hip arts and entertainment venue. A former tea factory is the site of ArtPlay, a collection of restaurants, shops, galleries, and studios spanning an entire city block. Another urban artistic place is Flacon, a reused glassworks factory that buzzes with creativity. Walk through the complex to admire the street art adorning the walls and to visit Flacon's artisan cafes, galleries,and craft shops.

Taste your way around Russia

While strolling around the festival venues, dig into taste-tempting Russian specialties, such as dumplings from Siberia, the Urals, and Buryatia, sweet treats from Tatarstan, hearty meat dishes from the Caucasus, seafood from the Russian Far East and delicious cheeses from regional Moscow farmers.Don't miss the oh-so-cherished Russian tradition of drinking steaming hot tea brewed in a traditional heated metal container.

1. What does the underlined word “venues” in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A. Places. B. Events. C. Shows. D. Parades.

2. Where can you see Father Frost?

A. In Flacon. B. In the Snow Maiden parade.

C. Near the walls of Russia's Kremlin. D. In Moscow's classic art museums.

3. In which place can you enjoy Moscow's arty atmosphere?

A. Kremlin. B. Surfing pools. C. Caucasus. D. Red October.

4. Which of the following comes from Tatarstan according to the text?

A. Dumplings. B. Sweet treats. C. Hearty meat dishes. D. Delicious cheeses.

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Only at the Journey to Christmas festival can you snowboard down a giant slope near the walls of Russia's Kremlin.

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