Ⅳ.完成句子(共5小题；每题8分，满分40分)

26．Think of carnival，and you think of crowds，costumes，and confusion.

想到狂欢节，你就会想到拥挤的人群、节日的服装和混乱的场景。

27．In Europe，where it began，carnival was followed by forty days without meat，as people prepared for the Christian festival of Easter.欧洲是狂欢节的发源地，在那里，狂欢节过后人们会有40天不吃肉。在这期间，人们为基督教节日--复活节做准备。

28．For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing masks，doing what they wanted without being recognised.连续几个星期，人们戴着面具走在街上，为所欲为而不会被认出来。

29．Their use was limited by laws，the first of which dates back to the fourteenth century.

它们(面具)的使用受到法律的限制，最早可追溯到14世纪。

30．People who wore masks could not carry firearms；and no one could enter a church wearing a mask.

戴面具者不得携带火器，不得进入教堂。

重点词汇

The original Venice carnival came to an end about 200 years ago. 大约200年前，最早的威尼斯狂欢节结束了。

(come to an end完结；结束

※bring...to an end使......终止

put an end to...使......终止，使......结束

make (both) ends meet收支平衡

at the end of...在......的尽头/最后

by the end of到......末

in the end最后；终于

on end连续地；直立着

※end up结束；告终

(1)As a young man，you should learn to save and make (both) ends meet.

作为一个年轻人，你应该学会节约，做到收支平衡。

(2)A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help shape your year ahead.(2017·江苏)