Ⅰ.教材活用——根据课文内容完成下面的短文
Carnival，which comes from two Latin words，1.______ (mean) “no more meat”，is connected with crowds，costumes and confusion.The sounds and sights change from one country to 2._____ but the excitement is the same everywhere.It began in Europe.People saw 3.___ as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.Having fun meant 4.____ (eat)，drinking，and dressing up.The most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice.For weeks on end people walked around the streets wearing masks，doing 5.____ they wanted without being recognised.Many crimes went unpunished.So the use of masks was limited by laws，the first of 6.______dates back to the 14th century.At the end of the 18th century，masks were banned 7._____ (complete)．But in 8.______ late 1970s，the tradition 9._______ (revive) by students.Today，carnival in Venice is celebrated for five days in February.As you wander through the streets，you see thousands of masks.However，nobody takes them 10.________，otherwise，the magic is lost.
